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Big data and analytics are widely predicted to transform the way internal audits are conducted, especially in the areas of risk assessment. For instance, analytics enable the access to the entire database and mining the data to obtain key elements. This allows deeper and more relevant insights, making it easier for them as professionals to focus

Internal audit cannot avoid thinking about and planning for emerging technology such as blockchain; that technology is real and its coming full steam ahead which is something we all need to take seriously as professionals. The biggest questions are how to get educated about blockchain, how to identify and assess risk, and how to know

Everyone agrees that internal audit has an important part to play in risk management, but just where to draw the line is always a controversial topic. Some think internal audit should play a lead role in risk management, setting the risk management agenda and advising management on risk issues. Others take a more purist position,

AUDIT COMMITTEE Audit committee is one of the major operating committees of a company’s board of directors that is in charge of overseeing every aspect of internal process ,reporting and disclosure. THE ROLES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEES The Audit Committee helps to maintain a good communication with the company’ CFO (Chief Financial Official and Controller.

In 2018, so many companies had data breaches that compromised the personal information of millions of people around the world. I’d recount the ordeal of Facebook. Facebook dealt with a slew of major breach and incidents that affected more than 100million users of the popular social network, 29 million was lost, highly sensitive data, including

Cyber threats are a malicious act that seeks to damage data, steal data and disrupt digital life. Threats like computer viruses, data breaches and denial of service disrupts computer network and paralyze systems making data unavailable. Cyber threats attackers are always after financial gain, disruption and espionage, cyber threats are not static because millions are being

Internal audits performance can be enhanced for both operations and compliance, to strengthen their impact, we look at The Process (How), The Product (What) and The System (Where). The Process type of audit helps to know that processes are working within established limits. It helps to evaluate a method against predetermined instructions or, standards to

In 2015, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) launched an African Development Plan designed to build capacity of the internal audit profession across Africa. As the global leader of the internal audit profession, The IIA’s intent is to elevate the profession on the continent to meet or exceed the expectations of the profession’s key stakeholders.

Hello, Welcome to  IIA Nigeria. Our goal is to ensure that you get every support that you need to continuously  offer unparalleled value to your organisation. Kindly explore the website for the various resources available, you could also reach me directly through my email address humphrey.okorie@iia-nigeria.org for further clarification or guidance.