A new report predicts that assurance and compliance functions could double the amount they spend on new technology by 2027. According to the research, issued by Gartner Inc., generative AI, machine learning, and large language models will fuel a surge in spending by compliance, risk management, and internal audit functions. Read More
Digital disruption and climate change have emerged as the two fasting-growing risk areas for organizations across industries, according to a new report. Based on feedback from more than 3,500 internal audit leaders around the world, global risk levels for digital disruption and climate change are projected to increase 20 percent Read More
A new survey finds that boards and CFOs are asking internal audit to take on more risk related work. The study revealed that these expanding expectations are coming at a time when internal audit has limited bandwidth for advisory-related services — and increasing risk demand and insufficient risk management capacity Read More
With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly revolutionizing how we do business and live our everyday lives, Chief Internal Auditors are becoming increasingly concerned that cyber-criminals are likely to weaponize the technology to commit bigger, more sophisticated and more dangerous crimes. New research has found that 78 percent of Read More
A new survey finds that internal audit departments are generally increasing their budgets and adding more staff. According to the survey, conducted by the Institute of Internal Audit’s Internal Audit Foundation, 36 percent of internal audit departments said they had increased their budget last year, compared to 13 percent who Read More
A new survey is taking a look into the future to consider what the top risks may look like in 2034. The survey, conducted by Protiviti, finds that cybersecurity and risks from emerging technology are likely to still be at the center of risk management efforts in the next decade. Read More
The new Global Internal Auditing Standards are here! (Well, almost here at the time of this writing.) The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) plans to release the new Standards in the coming days, likely sometime next week. When I thought of what I wanted to say for this article, I Read More
A new study finds that internal audit teams may be dedicating too few resources to some of the top risks that organizations face and that the misalignment is likely to continue into the future. The report, 2024 Focus on the Future, conducted by AuditBoard, a provider of cloud-based platforms for Read More
Compliance leaders are facing increased pressure to make the most of existing resources due to economic challenges and increased workload and complexity, according to a new report. The study, conducted by research and consulting firm Gartner, identifies three crucial compliance function trends playing out this year: tighter budgets, changing labor Read More
A new report finds that companies still haven’t completely mastered SOX compliance. It finds that more than half reported an increase in time spent on SOX, even as they work to add automation to the process. The fourteenth annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey, conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti, finds Read More
