May 23, 2016
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train. The amount of electric voltage it carries is often lethal for any […]
May 16, 2016
Balancing risk agility and risk resiliency is the focus of PwC’s recently published fifth annual risk study. The report, Risk in Review: Going the Distance, makes the case that […]
May 9, 2016
One of the great benefits of being the head of a global professional organization is that I am privileged to travel frequently to meet with internal audit […]
May 2, 2016
There is an old joke that “an expert is someone from out of town with a slideshow.” Too often, when management needs expertise or advice, that […]
April 25, 2016
As a global leader in the internal audit profession, among the questions I dread hearing the most is: “Where was internal audit?” When the whereabouts of internal […]
April 18, 2016
It is no longer news that cybersecurity is one of the top risks facing organizations today. Cyber criminals are exhibiting increasingly ingenious tactics to hack public […]
April 11, 2016
Earlier this year, I wrote how the Uber phenomenon should raise awareness of the risks associated with disruptive innovation. I noted that deciding whether Uber fits […]
April 4, 2016
At The IIA’s recent General Audit Management conference, the leader of a group representing corporate directors characterized investor activism as one of the main things that […]
March 28, 2016
In the 21st century, corporate audit committees have become the sentries charged with guarding corporate financial integrity on behalf of weary shareholders. Their significance is not […]
March 21, 2016
I have written about the importance of the CAE’s reporting lines, but this can be a meaningless structure if not supported with substance. While a strong functional […]