All Things Internal Audit

All Things Internal Audit: Risk & Cyber Audit Opportunities with AI

In this episode, thought leaders discuss the groundbreaking applications of AI in enhancing compliance programs, continuous risk assessment, and cybersecurity audits. Industry experts share real-world examples, such as the use of ChatGPT for PCI DSS compliance and dynamic risk scoring frameworks. Discover how AI is making audit processes more efficient, accurate, and cost-effective, and learn about the crucial role it plays in improving internal audit services.

• AI's role in developing and testing PCI DSS compliance programs
• Training AI models on organizational systems for tailored risk assessments
• Continuous risk assessment through AI-powered automation
• AI applications in scenario analysis using cross-departmental data
• Enhancing dynamic and efficient risk assessment processes with AI
• AI in cybersecurity audits for improved accuracy and cost reduction
• Leveraging AI for better communication and collaboration in audits
• Real-world examples of AI tools streamlining risk assessment and compliance tasks

Speakers:

• Brian Willis, LBMC senior manager, cybersecurity advisor
• Kunal Agrawal, Diligent customer success director
• Ethan Rojhani, Grant Thornton principal, risk advisory services
• Wes Luckock, Grant Thornton senior manager, AI, automation and analytics

All Things Internal Audit: Public Sector Considerations for New IIA Standards In this episode, Pamela Stroebel Powers, the IIA director of professional practices, discusses the newly released 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards, with an emphasis on the public sector. She explores the changes, challenges, and resources available to help internal auditors adapt to these updates. This conversation covers:

• Inclusion of public sector considerations
• Governance complexities in the public sector
• Strategies for meeting new standards
• Conformance readiness assessment tool
• Strategic planning and performance measures
• Regional and public sector-specific challenges
• Resources and support from the IIA for public sector auditors

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In this episode, George Barham, director of Standards and Professional Guidance for Technology at The IIA, discusses the Topical Requirements component of the International Professional Practices Framework.

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All Things Internal Audit: Generative AI Uses for Internal Audit

In this episode, Grant Ostler, Industry Principal at Workiva, and Sue King, Partner and SOX Solutions Lead at KPMG, delve into the practical applications of generative AI in the workplace and its impact on internal auditors.

This conversation covers:

-Future directions of AI in audit

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All Things Internal Audit: The Data Dilemma

In this episode, Jim Pelletier, Senior Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer TeamMate, discusses how internal auditors can position themselves to provide assurance on all aspects of data within their organizations, particularly as new technologies and regulations will increasingly rely on data. Key to sound data governance is ensuring that data is accurate, complete, reliable, and relevant. This conversation covers:

-Critical importance of data quality in internal audit-Challenges to maintaining data quality-Internal audit's role in assessing and validating data quality -Risk assessment processes integration -Strategies for audit leaders to engage with stakeholders -Data governance issues -Artificial intelligence and ESG reporting on data quality

This episode brought to listeners from The IIA and Wolters Kluwer.  

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Lexica AI CFO Jannies Burlingame discusses her upcoming presentation at the IIA's Analytics, Automation and AI Virtual Conference with Senior Manager of Content Strategy and Development Robert Pérez. The conversation covers:

• Understanding data bias and misinterpretation
• Leveraging the benefits of Explainable AI (XAI)
• More!

Harold Silverman, IIA Senior Director of CAE and Corporate Governance Engagement, and Warren Hersh, IIA Director of Quality Services, discuss the importance of having a strategy for quality assessments in 2024 as it relates to the new Global Internal Audit Standards. The two former chief audit executives delve into new performance requirements under the updated Standards as well as options for scheduling quality assessments under the existing Standards (2017) or the new Standards.

In the latest podcast, loose adherence to policies on bids and tenders and a tip from a concerned employee lead internal auditors to uncover a bid rigging scheme at a renewable energy developer. Listen to “Tenders in the Wind.”