Risk management teams can increase their efficiency and drive better risk insight and mitigation by using generative AI tools in five ways, according to Gartner, an IT research and advisory firm. “GenAI offers ERM teams a unique opportunity to expand their capabilities without significant investments,” said Joel Backaler, Director Analyst Read More
A new report finds that many internal audit leaders say they don’t have the funds to sufficiently run their departments, even as many reported increases in funding. According to the 2025 North American Pulse of Internal Audit Survey, nearly half of respondents said their internal audit departments were either insufficiently Read More
Every news feed, newspaper, magazine, and even social media feed is inundated with the latest trends purporting to simply demonstrate the ways in which businesses should implement artificial intelligence. There is a wealth of insights within these articles. There is also, however, a failure to grasp that one of the Read More
W ith the rise of AI and regulatory uncertainty, Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) are expected to face mounting pressure from the board to address emerging risks and strengthen mitigation efforts. According to Gartner, a technological research and consulting firm, as AI has emerged as both a valuable business asset and Read More
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
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
[Dropcap]The rapid growth and adoption of generative AI (GenAI) has resulted in a scramble to provide internal audit coverage over potential risks arising from use of the technology, according to a survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 102 chief audit executives (CAEs) to rate the importance of providing assurance over 35 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
In recent times it seems that a corporate scandal is now an everyday occurrence and something which is far too frequent. The causes of a corporate scandal are also far too predictable: failures in corporate governance, poor risk management, compliance failures, unreliable intelligence, inadequate security, insufficient resilience, ineffective controls, and Read More
It’s been more than a year since generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) burst onto the scene with mainstream appeal. These new tools have been presented by some as an unstoppable force, upending industries and changing the way people work. Generative AI can have an immense upside for organizations across many corporate Read More
