• Fraud Findings  by David Coderre
    Disabled Financial Controls

    Lessons learned from a state audit citing questionable expenditures at Michigan Rehabilitation Services, which helps disabled people finds jobs.

  • Blog  by Richard Chambers
    Setting the Record Straight: The Real Internal Auditors at Olympus Have Not Been Implicated

    Richard Chambers goes beyond the headlines of the Olympus scandal to explain the difference between internal auditors and Japan's statutory audit function.

  • Feature by Jacqueline A. Burke and Ralph S. Polimeni
    Auditing Quality

    Internal auditors can provide a critical review of an organization’s quality control assurance system, an important part of the process to deliver a superior product or service.

  • ITAudit by Al Holzinger
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    New Technologies Outpacing Efforts to Control Risks

    Most participants in a new global survey believe their organization’s IT risks increased during the past 12 months due to cloud computing and other technology initiatives, yet only one-fourth currently have an adequate documented information security strategy.

  • Blog by Norman Marks
    How IT Governance Is Changing as Technology Changes

    In a pair of new posts, Norman Marks discusses how technology advances are changing how IT governance should be practiced.

  • Slideshow 
    The Compensation Scene

    Seven key findings from The IIA's 2011 Internal Audit Compensation Study provide useful information on trends and current pay practices in the United States and Canada, which may aid internal audit activities in efforts to attract and retain the best talent.

  • Fraud Findings  by David Coderre
    Revealing Ghost Employees

    Lessons to be learned from an employee's alleged attempt to embezzle more than US $200,000 from a security guard contracting firm.

  • In the Profession
    In the Profession
    Consulting

    This month's "In the Profession" features five articles illustrating ways internal auditors can partner with business units to identify risks, improve controls, and enhance operations.

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