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Reenvisioning Internal Audit Full PDF

Monaco Consulting has published a complete document that includes all 4 sections of the Reenvisioning Internal Audit series. Reenvisioning Internal Audit is a four-part series studying different approaches for internal audit leaders and audit committees to consider as they look forward and reimagine what the new normal for internal audit functions may look like.

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Reenvisioning Internal Audit: Part 4

Reenvisioning Internal Audit is a four-part series studying different approaches for internal audit leaders and audit committees to consider as they look forward and reimagine what the new normal for internal audit functions may look like. Part 4 wraps up the series with a dive into improving the effectiveness of the internal audit function. Effectiveness in internal auditing is the transforming of people, processes, and technologies within the internal audit function to effectively align it with the changes of the business.

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Reenvisioning Internal Audit: Part 3

Reenvisioning Internal Audit is a four-part series studying different approaches for internal audit leaders and audit committees to consider as they look forward and reimagine what the new normal for internal audit functions may look like. Part 3 continues the series with a dive into the application of innovative technology to the internal audit function. In this section, we go beyond saying that you need to start using data analytics in your audits.

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Reenvisioning Internal Audit: Part 2

Reenvisioning Internal Audit is a four-part series studying different approaches for internal audit leaders and audit committees to consider as they look forward and reimagine what the new normal for internal audit functions may look like. Part 2 continues the series with a dive into the application of the Agile project management methodology to the internal audit function.

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Assessing Active Directory Security During Times of Transition

In this time of layoffs, furloughs, and remote work, the workload on IT security administrators has increased significantly for offboarding or onboarding of users, access privilege modifications, remote access requests, and not to mention an increase in phishing attacks resulting from COVID-19 opportunists. Internal Audit should consider performing a network security review during these times of transition as a safeguard

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