Day: April 25, 2025

NIST Updates Privacy Framework

Five years after debuting guidelines that can help organizations balance the goals of using information while protecting individual privacy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted a new version of the NIST Privacy Framework intended to address current privacy risk management needs, maintain alignment with NIST’s recently Read More

Knox County Tenn.

Internal Audit Sparks Investigation into Spending at Tenn. County

If not for an anonymous call to Knox County’s waste, fraud, and abuse hotline, the investigation into misuse of taxpayer dollars and leased vehicles by Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs and some staffers might never have been launched. Justin Biggs and his staff were reimbursed $4,716.59 that exceeded the county Read More

Tim Berichon

A Q&A with Tim Berichon
CAEs Should Follow a Three-Step Process to Achieve EQA Conformance

External quality assessment (EQA) has evolved with the new Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards, and chief audit executives must develop a strategic plan to bridge any gaps in conformance. The standards set a more stringent benchmark for audit departments undergoing an EQA. Tim Berichon explained to research and advisory Read More

Internal audit action item follow-up

Some Common Sense on Following Up on Internal Audit Action Items

GUEST BLOG POST There are conflicting views on whether internal audit should follow up on every action item from previous audits. Let me see if I can inject some common sense into the debate. Imagine this is the situation: A year ago, management agreed to a recommendation by internal audit Read More