The Institute of Internal Auditors has published a new guide to help auditors deal with the challenges of “big data,” the huge volumes of structured and unstructured information that’s being generated ...

Data security, once the realm of the IT department, has catapulted into a headline-grabbing topic in 2018, especially in light of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress in April.

The rapidly evolving discipline of data analytics holds substantial promise for auditors in their constant quest to provide clients with greater quality in the engagements they perform. Audit data ...

As expectations of audit continue to rise, firms are looking for ways to enhance the client experience, improve efficiency ...

Big Data demands and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are now commonplace in the business environment and not restricted to larger audit engagements. Auditors must deal with the lack of ...

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Most companies are subject to audit, be these quality or financial. Audits, as defined in the internal standards for quality audits, ISO 19011:2018—Guidelines for auditing management systems, are a ...

Internal auditors are seeing increased value from leveraging data analytics for internal controls evaluation, fraud detection and compliance monitoring, according to a new report. Processing Content ...

Data privacy is at the top of the agenda as companies strive to comply with regulations such as the EU General Update To Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At a time when firms are collecting vast ...

It has been over a year since the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) went into full effect to ensure the protection and privacy of an individual’s personal data. Following several high-profile ...