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Organizational Resilience Topical Requirement

Topical Requirements

Provides a consistent, comprehensive approach to assessing the design and implementation of organizational resilience governance, risk management, and control processes.

  • Issued: April 30, 2026
  • Effective: April 30, 2027
  • Document Type: Topical Requirements
  • Topic: Organizational Resilience
This document is part of the Organizational Resilience Topical Requirement document suite.

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Organizational Resilience Topical Requirement User Guide

Topical Requirements

Helps internal audit functions implement the requirements of the Organizational Resilience Topical Requirement.

  • Issued: April 30, 2026
  • Document Type: User Guide
  • Topic: Organizational Resilience
This document is part of the Organizational Resilience Topical Requirement document suite.

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Third-Party Topical Requirement

Topical Requirements | IPPF 2024

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Mandatory

Provides a consistent, comprehensive approach to assessing the design and implementation of third-party governance, risk management, and control processes.

  • Issued: September 15, 2025
  • Effective: September 15, 2026
  • Document Type: Topical Requirement
  • Topic: Third Party
This document is part of the Third-Party Topical Requirement document suite.

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Third-Party Topical Requirement User Guide

Topical Requirements | IPPF 2024

Helps internal audit functions implement the requirements of the Third-Party Topical Requirement.

  • Issued: September 15, 2025
  • Document Type: User Guide
  • Topic: Third Party
This document is part of the Third-Party Topical Requirement document suite.

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Internal Audit Competency Framework Templates

Audit Tools | IPPF 2024

Identify and assess relevant competencies, promote continuous professional development, and conform with Standards requirements. To be used with the Global Practice Guide.

  • Issued: July 10, 2025
  • Document Type: Template
  • Topic: Competency
This document is part of the Internal Auditing Competency Framework document suite.

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Internal Auditing Competency Framework

Global Guidance | IPPF 2024

Recommended

Provides a practical approach and tools for internal auditors, chief audit executives, and others to define and meet the expectations of their roles.

  • Issued: July 10, 2025
  • Document Type: Global Practice Guide (GPG)
  • Topic: Competency
This document is part of the Internal Auditing Competency Framework document suite.

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Cybersecurity Topical Requirement

Topical Requirements | IPPF 2024

Issued and Effective
Mandatory

Provides a consistent, comprehensive approach to assessing the design and implementation of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and control processes.

  • Issued: February 5, 2025
  • Effective: February 5, 2026
  • Document Type: Topical Requirement
  • Topic: Cybersecurity
This document is part of the Cybersecurity Topical Requirement document suite.

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Cybersecurity Topical Requirement User Guide

Topical Requirements | IPPF 2024

Helps internal audit functions implement the requirements of the Cybersecurity Topical Requirement.

  • Issued: February 5, 2025
  • Document Type: User Guide
  • Topic: Cybersecurity
This document is part of the Cybersecurity Topical Requirement document suite.

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Complete Global Internal Audit Standards

Standards | IPPF 2024

Issued and Effective
Mandatory

The Standards guide the worldwide professional practice of internal auditing, are principle-based, and serve as a basis for evaluating and elevating the quality of the internal audit function.

  • Issued: January 9, 2024
  • Effective: January 9, 2025
  • Topic: Standards
This document is part of the Standards document suite.
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Domain II: Ethics and Professionalism of the Global Internal Audit Standards

Standards | IPPF 2024

Issued and Effective
Mandatory

The Ethics and Professionalism standards are equivalent to internal auditors' code of ethics.

  • Issued: January 9, 2024
  • Effective: January 9, 2025
  • Topic: Internal Audit Ethics and Professionalism
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The IIA’s Three Lines Model

Related Content

Clarifies and strengthens the underpinning principles, broadens the scope, and explains how key organizational roles work together to facilitate strong governance and risk management.

  • Issued: September 8, 2020
  • Document Type: Position Paper
  • Topic: Governance
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Code of Ethics

Standards | IPPF 2017

Historical Reference

States the principles and expectations governing the behavior of individuals and organizations in the conduct of internal auditing.

  • Issued: September 1, 2017
  • Topic: Internal Audit Ethics and Professionalism
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International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, 2024 Edition

Standards | IPPF 2017

Superseded

Fundamental requirements for the professional practice of internal auditing and for evaluating the effectiveness of its performance.

  • Issued: January 1, 2017
  • Topic: Standards