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How internal audit can help manage 10 top technology risks Logo aicpa

  Ken Tysiac |   Free |   AICPA |   26 Aug 2015 |   AICPA.org

This article summarizes top 10 risks, and suggestions for how internal audit can manage them, from a new IIA report, Navigating Technology’s Top 10 Risks.

Topics covered:
  • Management accounting: Technical: Risk management & internal control: Internal audit, Intermediate

5 Comments/Reflections

Susan Swift

Susan Swift Dec 2015

Hadnt previously considered IT system development projects or board IT experience for examples as issues re this. A very quick changing and risky area.

Steven Graham

Steven Graham Nov 2015

Gave a useful over-view of the top ten technology risks, but no great detail.

Joel Byaruhanga

Joel Byaruhanga Oct 2015

I see good lessons for Government Institutions which are later comers to IT. For instance in Uganda some Internal Auditors prefer to audit around the system instead of on system. This is a common practise under the IFMIS ( Integrtaed FM sustem) and IPPS( Integrated Personnel & payroll system)

Joel Byaruhanga

Joel Byaruhanga Oct 2015

I see good lessons for Government Institutions which are later comers to IT. For instance in Uganda some Internal Auditors prefer to audit around the system instead of on system. This is a common practise under the IFMIS ( Integrtaed FM sustem) and IPPS( Integrated Personnel & payroll system)

Sivagnanendran Achchuthan

Sivagnanendran Achchuthan Sep 2015

I understood the top ten technology risks. I will give priority to technology risks to the internal audit plan and inform our team members. I will evaluate the risk mitigation measures for the identified risks in the organisation and recommend procedures to improve the results in the internal audit report.