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Connecting You with the Most Relevant Resources to Tackle Today’s Crises

Internal audit plays a critical role in tackling current event risks and challenges. The IIA is providing timely resources to address current and future crises.

Cybersecurity

Boardroom: Rubber-Stamp Audits
Articles
Boardroom: Rubber-Stamp Audits
Learn how weak SOC audits and audit mills threaten vendor assurance quality and why internal audit and boards...
Risk Control Matrix
Guidance
Privacy and Data Protection RCM
Use this risk control matrix to map privacy and data protection risks to controls, helping auditors evaluate...
Auditing Risks
Guidance
Auditing Privacy and Data Protection Risks
Guidance for internal auditors on assessing privacy and data protection risks, including how to evaluate...
RACI Matrix
Guidance
Privacy and Data Protection RACI Matrix
Use this RACI matrix to define roles and responsibilities for privacy and data protection, helping auditors...
Ransomware Readiness and the Role of Internal Audit
All Things Internal Audit
Ransomware Readiness and the Role of Internal Audit
Listen to this podcast on ransomware readiness, response, and internal audit’s role in strengthening...
Update: FraudWear in Fashion
Articles
Update: FraudWear in Fashion
Learn how FraudWear scams use fraudulent websites and brand impersonation to target global fashion brands and...
Update: AI Drives Cyber Risks
Articles
Update: AI Drives Cyber Risks
AI-enabled fraud is evolving rapidly, challenging internal audit’s ability to detect cyber threats and...
Tomorrow’s Cyber Risks Today
Articles
Tomorrow’s Cyber Risks Today
Internal audit plays a critical role in managing emerging cybersecurity risks driven by AI, automation, and...
NIST Invests in Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, and Small Businesses
Articles
NIST Invests in Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, and Small Businesses
NIST invests in AI research centers and small business grants to accelerate innovation in manufacturing,...
Why Cybersecurity Governance Matters
Articles
Why Cybersecurity Governance Matters
Cyber risks are rising across the public sector. Internal audit helps strengthen cybersecurity governance by...
The Evolving Risk Landscape for 2026
Tone at the Top
The Evolving Risk Landscape for 2026
Boards should focus on rising geopolitical and digital risks.
Customer First
Articles
Customer First
Customer-centric auditing balances stakeholder value with objectivity.
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Crisis Management/Business Resilience

Ransomware Readiness and the Role of Internal Audit
All Things Internal Audit
Ransomware Readiness and the Role of Internal Audit
Listen to this podcast on ransomware readiness, response, and internal audit’s role in strengthening...
Supply Chain Risk: From Operational Disruptions to Strategic Business Risk
All Things Internal Audit
Supply Chain Risk: From Operational Disruptions to Strategic Business Risk
Supply chain risk as an enterprise threat.
Auditing Extreme Weather Risk
All Things Internal Audit
Auditing Extreme Weather Risk
Extreme weather as a rising audit concern.
From Reaction to Readiness: The Shift Toward Organizational Resilience
Global Best Practices
From Reaction to Readiness: The Shift Toward Organizational Resilience
Building Resilience Into Daily Operations
Cybersecurity Challenges and AI Solutions
All Things Internal Audit
Cybersecurity Challenges and AI Solutions
The episode explores AI's impact on cybersecurity, highlighting threat detection, governance, and internal...
Unmasking Greenwashing
All Things Internal Audit
Unmasking Greenwashing
Edith Wong & Brian Wilmot discuss Greenwashing in Internal Auditing.
Cybersecurity in 2022, Parts 1-3
Global Perspectives and Insights
Cybersecurity in 2022, Parts 1-3
​This Global Perspectives and Insights looks at cybersecurity in 2022
Internal Audit in a Post-COVID World: Part 2: Supply Chain
Global Knowledge Brief
Internal Audit in a Post-COVID World Part 2: Supply Chain
​Insight into internal audit's role in today's supply chain.
An Internal Audit Foundation & Grant Thornton Report: Are We Speaking the Same Language? An Integrated Approach to Supply Chain Risk Management
Latest Update
An Internal Audit Foundation & Grant Thornton Report: Are We Speaking the Same Language?...
Are We Speaking the Same Language? An Integrated Approach to Supply Chain Risk Management
Are We Ready? It’s Time for Internal Audit to Focus on Resilience Amid Extreme Change
Foundation
Are We Ready? It’s Time for Internal Audit to Focus on Resilience Amid Extreme Change
This report calls on internal audit to pivot to focus on resilience over continuity.
Internal audit of crisis management and business resilience
Articles
Internal audit of crisis management and business resilience
The Technical Commission that has prepared these pages analyzes the role that Internal Audit assumes before,...
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Fraud

Fraud: Checks Payable to Deception
Articles
Fraud: Checks Payable to Deception
Learn how weak controls enabled payment diversion fraud in a senior living facility, exposing vulnerable...
Fighting Greenwashing Fraud Using Data Analytics
Blogs
Fighting Greenwashing Fraud Using Data Analytics
Learn how internal auditors use data analytics to detect greenwashing fraud, assess sustainability data, and...
Greenwashing and Internal Audit: Governance, Risk, and the Growing Regulatory Crackdown
All Things Internal Audit
Greenwashing and Internal Audit: Governance, Risk, and the Growing Regulatory...
Learn how internal auditors assess greenwashing risk, strengthen ESG controls, and test sustainability...
Inside The IIA's Updated Global Practice Guide: Auditing Public Sector Procurement
All Things Internal Audit
Inside The IIA's Updated Global Practice Guide: Auditing Public Sector Procurement
Insights on auditing public sector procurement, including risks, controls, and fraud considerations in...
The Role of the Internal Auditor: Assessing and Responding to Fraud Risk
White Papers
The Role of the Internal Auditor: Assessing and Responding to Fraud Risk
This white paper examines the internal auditor’s role in assessing and responding to fraud risk, with practical...
The Heartbreaking Fraud
All Things Internal Audit
The Heartbreaking Fraud
A fictionalized fraud podcast story showing how misplaced trust and weak controls led to financial loss and...
Fraud: The Heartbreaking Fraud
Articles
The Heartbreaking Fraud
A trusted employee exploited weak internal controls to commit payroll fraud and unauthorized transactions,...
Update: FraudWear in Fashion
Articles
Update: FraudWear in Fashion
Learn how FraudWear scams use fraudulent websites and brand impersonation to target global fashion brands and...
Update: AI Drives Cyber Risks
Articles
Update: AI Drives Cyber Risks
AI-enabled fraud is evolving rapidly, challenging internal audit’s ability to detect cyber threats and...
Uncovering the Unfair Advantage
Articles
Uncovering the Unfair Advantage
A risk-based approach helps internal auditors strengthen anti-corruption compliance programs and reduce...
AI Ethics in Internal Audit
All Things Internal Audit
AI Ethics in Internal Audit
In this episode of the All Things Internal Audit podcast, experts explore ethical challenges of artificial...
The Evolving Risk Landscape for 2026
Tone at the Top
The Evolving Risk Landscape for 2026
Boards should focus on rising geopolitical and digital risks.
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Supply Chain and Sanctions

Update: Global Unrest
Articles
Update: Global Unrest
Rising geopolitical tensions are increasing concerns about supply chain disruption, energy costs, and...
Assessing Manufacturing Supply Chain Risk
Articles
Assessing Manufacturing Supply Chain Risk
Learn how internal auditors assess supply chain risks in manufacturing, including localization,...
Supply Chain Risk: From Operational Disruptions to Strategic Business Risk
All Things Internal Audit
Supply Chain Risk: From Operational Disruptions to Strategic Business Risk
Supply chain risk as an enterprise threat.
Storm Signals
Articles
Storm Signals
Extreme weather risks demand stronger organizational resilience.
The Big Idea: Last-mile Drone Delivery
Articles
The Big Idea: Last-mile Drone Delivery
Drone delivery is finally approaching mainstream viability.
Viewpoints: From Risk to Readiness
Articles
Viewpoints: From Risk to Readiness
Risk assessments can strengthen supply chain resilience.
On the Frontlines: Navigating in a VUCA World
Blogs
On the Frontlines: Navigating in a VUCA World
Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty is running high.
Risk: The Dual Threat
Articles
Risk: The Dual Threat
Internal audit can assess macroeconomic and inflation threats.
Unmasking Greenwashing
All Things Internal Audit
Unmasking Greenwashing
Edith Wong & Brian Wilmot discuss Greenwashing in Internal Auditing.
Focus on Risk
Articles
Focus on Risk
The IIA surveys the global risk landscape.
A State of Resilience
Articles
A State of Resilience
Lithuanian auditors adapt amid major disruptive challenges.
Viewpoints: The Year Ahead
Articles
Viewpoints: The Year Ahead
Benito Ybarra and Tom Sanglier talk trends.
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