When we discuss EU NIS 2, we often focus on its effects on the 150,000 or so CNI companies that it will likely affect. However, the EU is not just a cybersecurity risk management program for CNI. It sets out…
There’s a conundrum for Internal Audit, on one hand, cybersecurity remains at the top of the risk list for internal audit is cybersecurity. On the other internal audit should be reassured that cyber regulation is increasingly being applied by regulators…
Thank you, James Dempsey, for highlighting the legislative changes adopted by California on Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity, Automated Decision-making systems, and audit. In one’s opinion, the regulation is a significant development for cybersecurity risk management oversight and assurance. California is often…
Excellent article Michael G. Jacobides. AI is going to have a profound effect on our work and social lives. One only has to read the recent US and Chinese AI action plans to realize that AI is lining up geopolitically…
Tom McLeod, Governance of cybersecurity risk management is being regulated across the EU and US and Australian regulators are ‘dancing’ with the notion of regulating Governance of cyber for the public and private sectors. We know that the EU has…
Thank you for posting Bryan Foss. As AI develops it will have a profound impact on employment prospects. Our own work in evaluating AI and cyber audit has demonstrated a significant improvement in the efficiency, quality and risk of completing…
An important and informative read for both the audit community and senior leaders. Deloitte has compiled a report that examines the top topics being discussed by audit committees 2025. Cybersecurity is the audit committees top priority in 2025, followed by…
The SEC has approved the PCAOBs new Quality Control standard, that amongst other things requires audit firms to bring in independent outsiders to oversee audit quality. Firms that audit more than 100 public firms will have to set up an…
The audit industry has had a tough time. While £33 million in fines may not sound allot for some jurisdictions, it demonstrates that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is taking oversight, assurance and attestation of financial reporting seriously. Bringing actions…
Ted Dziekanowski no smoke without fire. With the Federal Reserve raising concerns over previous months and recent audits by external auditors. With recent audit opinion giving Signature a clean bill of health (1st March 2023 – ), one suspects that…
