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ArticleIIA seeks comments on update to ‘three lines’ model
Internal auditors are buffing up their longstanding Three Lines of Defense model for how to provide organizations with optimal coverage of risk and control functions.
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Blog
IIA reviews ‘three lines’ model, plans new paper
The Institute of Internal Auditors is performing a new review of the “three lines of defense” model it has long embraced as a basis for sound risk management.
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Blog
New IIA data tallies political pressure on internal auditors
Tammy Whitehouse has the results of a new report from the Internal Audit Foundation that says one in four practitioners around the world face pressure to suppress or change audit findings.
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Article
To be a great internal auditor, be a great communicator
For internal audit leaders to deliver the most value to their audit committees, they need to develop a suite of skills that are not always stressed as being part of the audit profession. But without great communication and presentation skills to present their findings, auditors can’t be truly great at ...
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ArticleInternal audit joins the fight against cyber-threats
As organizations face ever-increasing cyber-security threats, experts are prodding internal auditors to get more involved in at least identifying the risks, even if they aren’t information technology experts. Basic compliance practices can significantly reduce a company’s cyber-exposure, but it needs somebody to drive the effort.
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Latest PCI Standard Pushes Toward Risk Management
Image: Version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard goes into effect this month—and maybe, just possibly, it will strengthen companies’ discipline against credit card data theft. The new standard prods companies to approach security as a continuous risk monitoring duty. “You can’t have smooth implementation until you start to ...