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Security experts Raef Meeuwisse and Ed Moyle provide a breakdown of tips you
up-and-coming security leaders can leverage to have a successful start in the
cybersecurity field.
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Audit Writer’s Hub: Mentoring Better Writers
By Sarah Swanson
June 18, 2019
Here’s the truth about editing: editing is vital to producing a good audit
report. It’s also tricky and time-consuming. Editing includes content changes,
proofreading, grammar, wording, format, structure, and multiple revisions.
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Phishing in 2019: What’s Changed and What’s Still Working
By Marcos Colon
June 11, 2019
In the full video interview below, Tonia Dudley, security solutions advisor at
Cofense, provides us with a glimpse into the state of phishing attacks in 2019,
and more importantly, what security professionals should be doing about it.
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2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Cybersecurity (Part 4)
By Marcos Colon
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In part four of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with Todd Shaffer, senior vice president and
chief risk officer at Johnson Financial Group, who discussed how internal audit
leaders are approaching cybersecurity issues today.
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DeMISTIfying Security: Recruiting and Retaining Cyber Talent (Part 1)
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
June 04, 2019
DeMISTIfying Security experts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse discuss recruitment
and retention challenges in cybersecurity and offer up some advice for security
leaders on the topic.
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2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Skills & Competencies (Part 3)
By Marcos Colon
June 04, 2019
In part three of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with Patti Puccinelli, vice president of audit
advisory services at ManpowerGroup, who discussed why it’s so important for
internal audit leaders to continually keep pace with the latest skills and
competencies required for the function to achieve its objectives.
Infosec Insider
How Security Leaders Should Approach Application Security
By Marcos Colon
May 28, 2019
In the full video interview below, Ted Harrington, keynote speaker and executive
partner at Independent Security Evaluators, provides his take on application
security and shares tips on the subject with up-and-coming security leaders.
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2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Resources (Part 2)
By Marcos Colon
May 28, 2019
In part two of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with David Holland, director of internal audit
at Modine Manufacturing, who shared his thoughts on the state of resources for
the modern-day internal auditor.
Internal Audit Insights
2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Workforce Development (Part 1)
By Marcos Colon
May 21, 2019
In part one of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with David Cook, managing director of internal
audit at Robert W. Baird, who shared his thoughts and advice on how audit
leaders today can realign their resources effectively.
Infosec Insider
Pentesting with Sheepl
By Marcos Colon
May 21, 2019
InfoSec Insider caught up with Trustwave SpiderLabs Principal Security
Consultant Matt Lorentzen, who discussed the open source pentesting tool and
provided us with a demo.
Infosec Insider
The Holistic CISO: How to Increase Organizational Effectiveness
By Marcos Colon
May 14, 2019
The modern-day CISO faces a multitude of challenges they must face head-on to
build a sense of leadership and vision within the security and risk department.
InfoSec Insider caught up with CISO Spotlight's Todd Fitzgerald, who offered up
concrete tips up-and-coming security leaders can leverage when it comes to
achieving organizational effectiveness.
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Better Corporate Governance Through Control Self-Assessments
By Hernan Murdock
May 14, 2019
Management is responsible for setting the organization’s structure, allocating
resources throughout the entity, overseeing the programs and processes, and
monitoring the related objectives, risks, and controls. Yet, when business
managers are asked about risks and controls, a troublingly high number of them
at many organizations are unaware of these responsibilities.
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A Guide to Purchasing Cybersecurity Solutions
By Josue Ledesma
May 07, 2019
Knowing how to approach buying cybersecurity vendors is a difficult task.
There’s a lot to manage internally (budget, needs, fit) and it’s hard to know
what kind of vendors or solutions would serve your organization best. The fear,
uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) experienced by cybersecurity vendors are especially
troubling.
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Three Steps for More Confident Communication in All Aspects of the IA Role
By Jill Schiefelbein
May 07, 2019
In this feature article, communications expert Jill Schiefelbein provides
internal auditors with three simple, important rules to help you communicate in
a way that will position you as a more confident communicator within the
business.
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Election Trouble Ahead: Voter Machine Issues
By Marcos Colon
May 02, 2019
Rapid7’s Director of Research Tod Beardsley highlights what you should know
about voting machine security and what more needs to be done for the approaching
2020 elections.
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DeMISTIfying Security: How to Boost Your Cyber Budget
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
April 30, 2019
In this follow-up episode, the DeMISTIfying Security experts provide you with
proven tips that you can leverage to boost the cybersecurity budget within the
business. Don't miss out on this episode.
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Audit Writer’s Hub: 5 Editing Mistakes You Can Fix Right Now
By Sarah Swanson
April 30, 2019
It’s easy to overlook your own grammar errors. But you’ll be a better writer if
you become mindful of your writing and correct your own editing mistakes. Here
are five common editing mistakes we all make or might have questions about.
Maybe a couple will resonate with you.
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The Cyber Impact on Democracy
By Marcos Colon
April 25, 2019
Cybereason CSO Sam Curry shares how “black propaganda” is leveraged by foreign
adversaries, why 2016 was a failure of imagination from a cyber standpoint, and
what we should be prepared for leading into the 2020 presidential elections.
Infosec Insider
Cybersecurity Leadership Today: Why It's Failing and What Can Be Done to Fix It
By Marcos Colon
April 23, 2019
InfoSec Insider caught up with Cylance's Chief Security and Trust Officer,
Malcolm Harkins, who shared why he believes leadership in information security
today is sorely lacking, but more importantly, what needs to be done in order
for today's security leaders to create an "ideal state" for their departments.
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How to Beat Robots When Performing COSO-Based Reviews
By Hernan Murdock
April 23, 2019
Robots are having a growing influence on organizational practices and this
dynamic is of great interest to internal auditors and compliance professionals
who examine the impact of these technologies on organizational objectives, risks
and controls. But they also present a growing concern as the work performed by
internal auditors may be replaced by machines.
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Threat Profiling in the ICS World: What You Need to Know
By Marcos Colon
April 18, 2019
There are a slew of threats aimed at industrial control systems, and security
warriors in that space need to constantly be on their toes. We caught up with
Sergio Caltagirone, vice president of threat intelligence at Dragos, who shared
how infosec pros in the ICS world can get started with threat profiling.
Internal Audit Insights
Micro-Managing in Internal Audit: Stop Telling Professionals How to do Their
Jobs
By Hernan Murdock
April 16, 2019
The work of internal auditors and compliance professionals is complex,
challenging and often, unfortunately, under-appreciated by their clients. What
makes matters even more stressful for these professionals is that their managers
sometimes micro-manage them.
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Should You Be Paying Attention to Airborne Attacks?
By Josue Ledesma
April 16, 2019
It’s no mystery that the world of cybersecurity constantly faces a massive
challenge. It has to pre-empt attacks, predict how hackers will use new attack
vectors, and defend their environment against all existing attacks and attacks
that may not even exist yet. In this feature, we go over one of the more
obscure, but dangerous and difficult attacks to defense against—airborne
attacks.
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Who Watches the Watchers?: A Discussion on Who Can Be Trusted Today
By Marcos Colon
April 11, 2019
Security departments have evolved tremendously over the years, but so have cyber
threats. As organizations become more aware that nearly no one can be trusted,
whose job is it to watch the watchers? At this year’s RSA Conference in San
Francisco, InfoSec Insider caught up with Forcepoint's Dr. Richard Ford who
dives into the topic.
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9 Critical InfoSec Tips That Every Internal Auditor Should Master
By Karen Kroll
April 09, 2019
Cybersecurity is top of mind for most executives and board members, as well as
to internal audit. While the information security team may be in charge of
measurably reducing cyber risk within the business, internal audit has an
important role to play too.
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DeMISTIfying Security: Is the Board to Blame When There's Cyber Shame?
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
April 09, 2019
In the latest edition of InfoSec Insider’s DeMISTIfying Security series, veteran
experts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse discuss the state of cybersecurity as it
relates to executive support within the business.
Internal Audit Insights
Using High-Quality Evidence to Provide Reasonable Assurance
By Hernan Murdock
April 04, 2019
Evidence is something that provides proof and it proves or disproves something.
It is presented as verification of the facts at issue and generally includes the
testimony of witnesses, and the examination of records, documents, and objects.
This feature by MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock, examines the qualitative elements to
consider when it comes to leveraging high-quality evidence.
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Cybercrime Extortion: 2019 Trends and Insights
By Marcos Colon
April 04, 2019
Cyber swindlers are continually looking to reinvent themselves, and their
methods are becoming savvier. InfoSec Insider caught up with Digital Shadows
CISO Rick Holland on the recent research that his team has conducted on
cybercrime extortion, and how security practitioners can secure their
organizations don't fall prey to these attacks.
Infosec Insider
The Threat Posed by Overprivileged Identities
By Marcos Colon
April 02, 2019
Organizations have struggled to gain control over privileged identity
management—a challenge that has tripped up many security and risk departments
and has caused major cyber incidents. If the title of this article caught your
eye, chances are you’re grappling with this issue and are looking for some
insights that will make your life a little easier.
Internal Audit Insights
An Expanded View of the Performance Audit Scope
By Hernan Murdock
April 02, 2019
Performance auditing is the review of a program or process, and the systems
supporting it, to determine whether it is achieving the primary goals of
efficiency, effectiveness, and economy in its use of available resources. These
reviews are often done in government and non-profit entities, but they are
equally important in the for-profit sector.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Quantify the Economic Costs and Benefits of Controls
By Hernan Murdock
March 28, 2019
To become trusted advisors to management it would help if we spoke the same
language they do. While auditors and compliance professionals often talk in
terms of controls, and increasingly in terms of risk, managers and business
leaders often talk in terms of costs, benefits, revenue, reputation, and market
share.
Infosec Insider
Must You Rely on Cybersecurity Vendors to Be Secure? Is Do-It-Yourself
Cybersecurity a Viable Option?
By Jim Romeo
March 28, 2019
Cybersecurity remains a persistent challenge in information technology, and for
IT security professionals, AI and other tools are valuable for organically
managing cybersecurity without depending on vendors that might have more
sophisticated tools and experience using them.
Infosec Insider
Your Weak Physical Security Could Be A Hacker’s Easiest Target
By Brent White & Tim Roberts, Senior Security Consultants, Threat Services, NTT
Security
March 28, 2019
While having strong IT security in place to secure sensitive data on devices and
networks is critical, ensuring your organization practices strong physical
security is equally important. Organizations need to prevent attackers from
being able to walk in and walking out with data, systems, physical documents, or
worse – a new connection to your network as a persistent threat.
Internal Audit Insights
Boosting Your Internal Audit Career Through Coaching and Mentoring Programs
By Hernan Murdock
March 26, 2019
Internal auditing is a complex field of work that is undergoing significant
changes. Today's internal auditors are tasked with managing their careers, so
they remain relevant in the short and longer terms. Given this complex
environment, it is not surprising that mentoring and coaching have emerged as
essential tools to help auditors grow professionally.
Infosec Insider
The Basic Cyber Law Concepts Every Security Professional Needs to Know
By Steve Black, Professor of Law, Texas Tech University
March 26, 2019
Cyber law is focused on bringing more clarity to privacy questions that new
technology introduce. It’s important for all security professionals to have a
basic understanding of current and potential future cyber law concepts in order
to stay compliant and ensure sensitive data stays safe.
Infosec Insider
The State of Passwords in 2019: Will They Ever Go Away?
By Josue Ledesma
March 21, 2019
Password security has undergone a significant transformation over the last few
years. As a reaction to the insecure form of identity verification that is
logging in with a password, technologies such as two-factor authentication
(2FA), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and hardware keys. This begs the
question—where does that leave passwords in 2019?
Internal Audit Insights
Give your Readers a Boost: 5 Tips to Using the Right Transition
By Sarah Swanson
March 21, 2019
Transitions are those juicy, bite-size gourmet words that connect ideas,
sentences, paragraphs, and even sections. Too often, we can misuse, overuse, or
omit transitions. This article covers how to use transitions to improve clarity
in your reports.
Infosec Insider
What Infosec Leaders Need to Know About Cybersecurity Law
By Josue Ledesma
March 21, 2019
Cybersecurity law is one of those responsibilities that come up in an
organization when it’s too late. To get a better sense of how your organization
can be equipped to tackle cybersecurity law, we spoke to Stephen Black,
professor of law at the Texas Tech School of Law for his advice.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: The Impacts of Security Assumptions
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
March 19, 2019
In this follow-up video, the DeMISTIfying Security experts discuss two recent
containerization-related issues and how the modern-day security warrior can
venture into the unknown to effectively tackle challenges such as this.
Internal Audit Insights
Strategic Messaging and Influencing Skills: A Framework for Internal Auditors
By Jill Schiefelbein
March 19, 2019
Last month in an article about setting the stage for better decision-making we
learned about four elements that you should be considering before you even form
the words you want to say. This month it’s all about the messaging.
Infosec Insider
Are Medical Devices Securely Managed Yet?
By Jim Romeo
March 14, 2019
Recent incidents illustrate the risks that healthcare networks are subject to in
today's ever-expanding cybersecurity threat landscape. In particular, securing
networked medical devices in this environment can be challenging.
Internal Audit Insights
Co-Establishing the Need: Internal Audit’s Role in Getting Buy-in at the Client
Level
By Jill Schiefelbein
March 14, 2019
One of the most overlooked, but essential, elements of the persuasive process is
establishing a definite need in your to-be-persuaded-audience’s mind. In other
words, how does the client know that they need what you have to offer? Here, we
explore the topic.
Infosec Insider
Managing Your Infosec Budget: How to Choose the Right Vendors and Solutions
By Josue Ledesma
March 12, 2019
So many vendors, so little budget. Security departments are constantly tasked to
know how to properly allocate funds to staffing, resources, tools, solutions,
software, vendors, third-party contractors, and more. Even an unlimited budget
wouldn’t help as security departments can find themselves bloated with software
or vendors, leading to an inefficiently run department.
Internal Audit Insights
The Many Benefits of Rotation Programs
By Hernan Murdock
March 12, 2019
As business processes become more complex, information more widely dispersed,
and the risk environment more complicated, the need for internal auditors to
adapt to this new environment becomes imperative. This is where rotation
programs can really save the day.
Infosec Insider
How Moving Away From Traditional Academia Has Changed Cybersecurity Education
By Paul Rohmeyer, Program Director MS Information Systems, Stevens Institute of
Technology
March 12, 2019
Today, there are highly specialized training options offered both in-person and
online in the form of meetups, webinars, formal courses, and in-house and
external conferences. The attractiveness (cost, convenience, and specialty) of
these alternative options has driven cybersecurity talent to steer towards
education avenues outside of traditional academia.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Approach Internal Audit Recruitment
By Karen Kroll
March 07, 2019
The search for qualified, competent internal auditors remains a challenge for
many audit departments. As internal audit leaders continue to struggle qualified
additions to their teams, what areas should they be focusing on and what steps
can they take? This feature story answers those questions.
Infosec Insider
Why Your Cybersecurity Comms Need to Evolve
By Dawn Papandrea
March 07, 2019
When you’re talking information security among your peers, it sounds like a
totally different language than the rest of your organization speaks. This puts
infosec professionals in a bind. On the one hand, security vulnerabilities exist
throughout the company. Yet you, alone, are carrying the burden of knowing just
how serious it can get. That’s why it’s up to you to create an information
security communication strategy.
Internal Audit Insights
Why Symposiums Promote Collaborative Learning in Internal Audit
By Hernan Murdock
March 05, 2019
Internal auditors must engage in lifelong learning. They are increasingly
participating in webinars, consuming online content, and listening to podcasts.
While all of these actions are conducive to learning, there is another learning
opportunity that many internal auditors and compliance professionals may not be
familiar with: Symposiums.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: The Top 3 Dangerous Security Assumptions
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
March 05, 2019
From steering clear of marketing buzz to the impact of misinformation,
DeMISTIfying Security hosts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse point out the security
assumptions that could be catastrophic to any security practitioner’s role.
Internal Audit Insights
Interested in Becoming an IT Auditor? Here’s What to Know and Do
By Heather Dean Bennington
February 28, 2019
So, what exactly does an IT auditor do? In this article, we provide a broad
breakdown of an IT auditor's responsibilities, the necessary skills to become
one, how an IT auditor interacts with other roles throughout their organization,
and more.
Infosec Insider
How to Manage Employee Mobile Device Risk in Your Organization
By Josue Ledesma
February 28, 2019
In this article, we’ll go over what devices infosec departments should have an
eye on and how to tackle the challenge of BYOD head-on. For an expert’s
perspective, we spoke to Georgia Weidman, founder of Shevirah, a mobile and IoT
testing company.
Internal Audit Insights
Communication Skills for Junior Auditors: What to Know and Why
By Jill Schiefelbein
February 26, 2019
There are some common communication mistakes that junior auditors make. Lucky
for you, this article is going to point these foibles out and show you how you
can change the trajectory of your communication to show confidence, not
self-consciousness.
Infosec Insider
How to Turbocharge Your Cybersecurity Awareness Training
By Jim Romeo
February 26, 2019
Cybersecurity awareness training is a critical component to your security
hygiene. The most effective training programs are offered frequently and use
available frameworks, focus points, tools, and tactics to build a culture where
cybersecurity is embraced, not avoided or shunned.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity Risks Exacerbated By the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Reciprocity
August 04, 2020
Just like every other crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the boats of most
businesses. The fact that it has discouraged physical interactions has forced
enterprises to embrace work from home initiatives. Most companies have had to
increase their reliance on collaborative technology to keep their business
operations afloat.
Internal Audit Insights
WHITE PAPER: Internal Audit Has an Innovation Problem. Data Analytics Can Help.
By Kit Shields
July 06, 2020
In today’s economy, success is synonymous with technological innovation.
Technology is driving rapid change in every sector of business. Machine
learning, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing,
drones, bots, and blockchain are transforming not only the nature of work but
the means of survival.
Internal Audit Insights
MIS Training Institute (MISTI) & LeaderQuest Combine to Form ACI Learning
By Boathouse Capital, Philadelphia, PA
June 18, 2020
Leading brands with 50+ years of combined audit, cybersecurity, and information
technology authority will deliver new modalities, expanded training portfolios,
and B2B segment growth.
Internal Audit Insights
Is Your Audit Agile Enough?
By David Duke, PsyD
June 09, 2020
Across all industries, COVID-19 has tested our capacity to respond quickly and
effectively to seismic changes in economic, social, and professional life. But
while the cause of these challenges is unprecedented, the need for a nimble
response is not new.
Internal Audit Insights
With Fraud Risks Elevated, Internal Audit Has Bigger Role to Play
By Joseph McCafferty
April 27, 2020
The Coronavirus Crisis has precipitated a dramatic downturn in economic
activity, which has the potential to increase the risk of fraud and wrongdoing.
A new report on fraud highlights the important role that internal audit can play
in detecting and deterring fraud.
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The Role of Audit in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
By Mert Özbilgin
April 20, 2020
Ever since Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002—a response to major
accounting scandals at such companies as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, and
others—internal auditors have been wringing their hands over their role in
assuring compliance with the complex law.
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How the Internal Audit Function Can Help Improve Financial Management
By Joseph McCafferty and Jonathan Ngah
April 13, 2020
Here are eight primary steps internal audit teams can apply to assist management
and stakeholders throughout the organization to continuously improve accounting,
financial reporting, audit, and governance initiatives.
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How Internal Audit Leaders Are Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis
By Joseph McCafferty
April 06, 2020
Internal auditors maybe sitting in their home offices in pajamas, but that
doesn’t mean they aren’t hard at work on helping their organizations’ respond to
the coronavirus crisis. Instead, they are shifting into high gear to deal with
the onslaught of issues the pandemic has wrought.
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How to Resolve Conflicts During Audit Engagements
By Kennedy Njoroge
March 30, 2020
In the course of their work internal auditors often encounter resistance that
can create friction with business units and other entities in the organization.
The keys to eliminating hostilities can be found in the people, processes,
communication, and relationships with audit clients.
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Conducting Risk Assessments the Total Quality Auditing Way
By Amanda “Jo” Erven
March 23, 2020
Smart companies and total quality auditors focus on inherent conflicts of
interest during risk assessments, before a crisis occurs. They are not auditors
who walk right by a high-risk environment on the way to audit a low-risk
situation.
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Five Internal Audit Imperatives for Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Joseph McCafferty
March 16, 2020
As the situation regarding the coronavirus continues to deteriorate,
organizations face supply chain disruptions, the challenge of employees working
from home, and plunging demand for many products and services. Internal audit
can position itself as part of the solution by tackling these five critical
to-dos.
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Avoiding Bias in Your Internal Audit Program
By Kevin M. Alvero
March 09, 2020
In the typical internal audit department, it’s hopefully rare that an auditor
would purposefully turn a blind eye toward material weaknesses. There are,
however, other, more subtle ways that bias can creep into the audit process.
Knowing them can help you avoid them.
Internal Audit Insights
Should Audit Reports Include Ratings within Findings?
By Joseph McCafferty
March 02, 2020
Ratings in audit reports can help focus stakeholder attention where it is
needed. But some worry that they oversimplify findings or paint audited units in
an unfair light.
Internal Audit Insights
Internal Audit’s Role in Assuring Whistleblower Hotlines Are Effective
By Kevin Alvero
February 24, 2020
An anonymous whistleblower hotline should be a critical piece of any
organization’s anti-fraud efforts. Likewise, since the effectiveness of
anti-fraud controls is a key area of concern for internal audit, auditors can
and should be looking into company hotlines to ensure they are operating
effectively.
Internal Audit Insights
Responding to Rapidly Changing Risks
By Joseph McCafferty
February 17, 2020
A more agile internal audit function that can shift focus as risks evolve and
organizational needs change isn’t just the audit function of the future; it’s
what is needed right now.
Internal Audit Insights
Ten Things Every New Internal Auditor Should Know
By Iffa Munir
February 10, 2020
As a newly appointed internal auditor, you might find yourself a bit lost. It’s
not an easy job, and working with experienced colleagues might be a little
intimidating. There is so much to learn. Here are ten basic things that as a new
auditor you should expect to follow when that first assignment comes your way.
Internal Audit Insights
Embracing Change: New Strategies for New Challenges
By Joseph McCafferty
February 03, 2020
It’s becoming clear to most internal auditors that the profession is changing
very rapidly. The strategies that have worked in the past will no longer be
enough to carry out internal audit’s new mandate. To meet these challenges,
internal audit must improve on three major fronts: innovation, new technology,
and talent management.
Internal Audit Insights
Eight Common Internal Audit Hiring and Retention Errors
By Joseph McCafferty and Jonathan Ngah
January 27, 2020
It’s more important than ever to have a robust recruiting and retention program
for internal audit to hire the right candidates with the right set of skills and
to keep star performers from leaving for other jobs.
Internal Audit Insights
Five Internal Audit Focus Areas for 2020
By Joseph McCafferty
January 20, 2020
It’s mid-January and the holidays are behind us, winter is in full swing, and,
for many of us, our New Year’s resolutions to get to the gym more often or do a
better job saving money have fallen by the wayside. It’s not too late, however,
to set some goals for internal audit to reach in 2020.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Help Remove Inefficiencies from Tech-based Processes
By Mark Abrams
January 13, 2020
Tech-based processes can often seem like black boxes that are too complex for
process improvement. It doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, there’s a lot of
waste and inefficiency that gets built-in along the way, and internal audit can
play a big role in identifying and eliminating it.
Internal Audit Insights
When Internal Auditors Have Other Roles to Play
By Joseph McCafferty
January 06, 2020
Is it possible to combine the role of chief audit executive with other jobs,
such as the head of corporate compliance or risk management, without sacrificing
the independence that’s a cornerstone of the audit function? Opinions are
divided.
Internal Audit Insights
Setting Priorities During Internal Audit Engagement Planning
By Eleftherios Tsintzas
December 16, 2019
A risk assessment should be conducted during the planning phase of an audit
engagement in order to identify and analyze all the risks towards the
achievement of the objectives of an activity.
Internal Audit Insights
Boathouse Capital Names Brett Shively as Chief Executive Officer of MISTI and
LeaderQuest
By Boathouse Capital, Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 2019
Boathouse Capital, a Philadelphia-based Private Equity firm, today announced
that its Board of Directors has appointed Brett Shively as Chief Executive
Officer for the MIS Training Institute (MISTI) and its partner company,
LeaderQuest.
Internal Audit Insights
Auditing the Anti-bribery and Corruption Program
By Joseph McCafferty
December 09, 2019
Internal audit departments that want to ensure their companies stay out of
trouble with regulatory agencies over bribery and corruption laws will want to
ensure that they have solid programs in place with the proper and functioning
internal controls.
Internal Audit Insights
Does Your Internal Audit Team Need a Behavioral Scientist?
By Joseph McCafferty
December 02, 2019
Given the intense focus on corporate culture in the last few years as an
important component in risk management, more companies are looking to behavioral
science to get a better understanding of what drives human behaviors, both good
and bad.
Internal Audit Insights
What Internal Auditors Need to Know About Blockchain
By Joseph McCafferty
November 25, 2019
Companies are rapidly finding applications for blockchain technology, meaning
internal auditors will need to assess those applications. To do so will require
some foundational knowledge of how blockchain works and the risks associated
with its use.
Internal Audit Insights
Demystifying Risk Culture Assurance
By Justin Greenstein & Gavin Freeman
November 18, 2019
Risk culture is no longer perceived to be a compliance box to be ticked.
Companies are lifting the lid on cultural and behavioral issues that affect the
way people make decisions and manage risks as part of their day-to-day work.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Take Your Data Analytics Program to the Next Level
By Joseph McCafferty
November 11, 2019
Internal audit departments that pursue data analytics without fear will soon be
expanding their capabilities and unlocking the powerful potential of what it can
do.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity, Data Governance Continue to Challenge IT Audit
By Joseph McCafferty
November 04, 2019
A slew of new studies and reports find that companies still struggle mightily to
get a handle on IT-related risks, such as cybersecurity, data governance, and
digital privacy.
Internal Audit Insights
The Evolution of HR Audits
By Ronald Adler
October 28, 2019
HR audits have evolved from a simple checklist of dos and don’ts or periodic
affirmative action plans to a comprehensive, sustainable process that is an
integral part of the organization’s internal controls, due diligence, and risk
management function.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Work with Compliance to Increase Value
By Sean Chen
October 21, 2019
Ten things that internal audit can do when working with compliance to leverage
the qualities of both functions and create value for the organization.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Leverage Resources to Gain Needed Skills
By Joseph McCafferty
October 14, 2019
Internal audit leaders must be more resourceful in acquiring needed skills and
capabilities to conduct audits in areas of emerging risk and new technologies.
Internal Audit Insights
Applying Agile Principles to Internal Audit
By Imtiaz Hussain
October 07, 2019
Many internal audit shops are adopting Agile principles in an attempt to create
a more flexible and customer-oriented audit function. And while the results have
been promising, expect a few bumps along the way.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Cultivate a Culture of Innovation
By Joseph McCafferty
September 30, 2019
Many internal audit departments are struggling to keep up with fast-moving
technologies and widespread change in the profession. Staying on track will
require more than adopting new technology, it will involve adopting a new
mindset.
Internal Audit Insights
How Total Quality Auditing Can Help Internal Audit Achieve Excellence
By Amanda “Jo” Erven
September 23, 2019
Could a decades-old management strategy that helped U.S. and European companies
respond to the gains in quality made by Japanese manufacturers in the 1980s
somehow help internal audit shops improve their game?
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Better Convey Risks Using a Heat Map
By Joseph McCafferty
September 10, 2019
A definitive guide to producing, using, and improving a risk heat map at your
organization.
Internal Audit Insights
A Discussion on the Three Lines of Defense Model
By Marcos Colon
September 03, 2019
In this Internal Audit Insights interview, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock discusses
how the internal audit function can benefit from the Three Lines of Defense
Model.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity Progress: Where Does Internal Audit Stand Today?
By Marcos Colon
August 27, 2019
In the full video interview below, MISTI's Director of Instructional
Technologies and Innovation, Shawna Flanders, discusses where internal audit
stands today as it relates to cybersecurity, and offers up some tips on
increasing collaboration between the audit and information security functions.
Internal Audit Insights
Stop Telling Audit Professionals How to Do Their Jobs
By Hernan Murdock
August 20, 2019
In this video interview with MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock, he explains why
micro-managing is a big problem in internal audit and offers up advice on how
audit leaders can overcome it.
Internal Audit Insights
Regulations That Beef Up Security in 2019
By Marcos Colon
August 13, 2019
It's not only the information security department that needs to stay on top of
cybersecurity regulations. Internal audit also plays a big role. In this
interview with MISTI's Shawna Flanders, she discusses the regulations internal
audit should keep top of mind.
Internal Audit Insights
Five Reasons that Explain Why Internal Audit Matters
By Hernan Murdock
August 05, 2019
People choose a line of work for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is because
it pays very well, or it is what our parents steered us towards. It could be
because it is the only job in town or because it is glamorous. Regardless of the
circumstances and career path that brought you to internal audit, an important
question begging for an answer is: Why do you stay?
Internal Audit Insights
Adding Value by Using a More Proactive Approach to Internal Auditing
By Hernan Murdock
July 30, 2019
Traditionally, internal auditing was done retroactively. While our methodology
has relied on this practice and it has been used widely for a long time, one of
the issues with this after-the-event approach is that the actions have already
occurred. It is based on auditors focusing on issue detection.
Infosec Insider
Code Signing: A Security Control that Isn’t Secured
By Marcos Colon
July 30, 2019
Are you familiar with code signing? If not, in this full video interview
Venafi's Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher Jing Xie provides us with a
breakdown.
Infosec Insider
Cloud Security and Privacy Audits: A 360 Degree Crash Course
By Marcos Colon
July 23, 2019
Doug Barbin, principal at Schellman and Company, discusses the challenges that
security professionals face when it comes to security and privacy assessments,
but also provides tips on which assessments bring in the most return on
investment.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Auditors Can Give and Receive Feedback
By Hernan Murdock
July 23, 2019
Receiving feedback is an essential element in every internal auditors’
development. In this feature article, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock provides seven
key practices that should be part of this process to make it most effective.
Infosec Insider
Attracting, Retaining, and Training in Infosec
By Marcos Colon
July 16, 2019
In this interview with Kelly York, security awareness manager at the McDonald's
Corporation, she discusses the state of attracting and retaining talent in
information security and also provides some helpful tips that could get you and
your business over the hump when it comes to the topic.
Infosec Insider
Relentless Resilience Through Renovated Risk Management
By Marcos Colon
July 09, 2019
Updating your risk management program is a critical component of becoming a
successful security leader. InfoSec Insider caught up with Argo AI's CSO Summer
Craze Fowler who shared her thoughts on the topic, as well as some proven tips.
Internal Audit Insights
More Dynamic Presentations: Internal Audit Delivery Skills for Public Speaking
By Jill Schiefelbein
July 09, 2019
There’s a big difference between a few butterflies and paralyzing fear when it
comes to public speaking. When it comes to giving a great presentation, it’s not
just what you say, it’s not just how you say it, but it’s the combination of
those two things along with the experience you provide and the feeling you leave
your audience with that creates results.
Internal Audit Insights
Nine Essential Skills for Internal Audit Success
By Hernan Murdock
July 02, 2019
Those entering the internal audit and compliance professions often wonder what
they need to do to succeed in their new careers. There is a lot to learn. In
fact, the general advice is to become lifelong learners. But there is also the
constant pressure from within the department. Here, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock
lists nine skills and actions essential for success.
Internal Audit Insights
Seven Key Internal Audit Actions for Success
By Hernan Murdock
July 02, 2019
The work of internal auditors and compliance professionals is filled with
frameworks, regulations, and policies and procedures documents that define the
path for operational effectiveness. Follow those guidelines, manage risk
effectively and the likelihood of success increases. But what about our own
success?
Infosec Insider
Simplicity is Cybersecurity Awareness Training
By Marcos Colon
July 02, 2019
Trend Micro's Vice President of Infrastructure Strategies William Malik shares
his take on what simplicity looks like when it comes to cybersecurity awareness
training in the business.
Infosec Insider
Untangling Mobile Security Challenges in the Business
By Marcos Colon
June 25, 2019
SyncDog CRO Brian Egenrieder discusses the current challenges that security
leaders face when it comes to mobility in the enterprise and shares some
important steps they can take to overcome them.
Internal Audit Insights
Building the Internal Audit Function of 2020
By Dawn Papandrea
June 25, 2019
Your organization has decided to take the important step of creating an internal
audit function, and you’ve been tasked to build it. Building out teams from
scratch is always a challenge, but internal audit departments have an especially
important role.
Infosec Insider
DeMISITIfying Security-Recruiting and Retaining Cyber Talent (Part 2)
By Marcos Colon
June 18, 2019
Security experts Raef Meeuwisse and Ed Moyle provide a breakdown of tips you
up-and-coming security leaders can leverage to have a successful start in the
cybersecurity field.
Internal Audit Insights
Audit Writer’s Hub: Mentoring Better Writers
By Sarah Swanson
June 18, 2019
Here’s the truth about editing: editing is vital to producing a good audit
report. It’s also tricky and time-consuming. Editing includes content changes,
proofreading, grammar, wording, format, structure, and multiple revisions.
Infosec Insider
Phishing in 2019: What’s Changed and What’s Still Working
By Marcos Colon
June 11, 2019
In the full video interview below, Tonia Dudley, security solutions advisor at
Cofense, provides us with a glimpse into the state of phishing attacks in 2019,
and more importantly, what security professionals should be doing about it.
Internal Audit Insights
2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Cybersecurity (Part 4)
By Marcos Colon
June 11, 2019
In part four of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with Todd Shaffer, senior vice president and
chief risk officer at Johnson Financial Group, who discussed how internal audit
leaders are approaching cybersecurity issues today.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: Recruiting and Retaining Cyber Talent (Part 1)
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
June 04, 2019
DeMISTIfying Security experts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse discuss recruitment
and retention challenges in cybersecurity and offer up some advice for security
leaders on the topic.
Internal Audit Insights
2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Skills & Competencies (Part 3)
By Marcos Colon
June 04, 2019
In part three of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with Patti Puccinelli, vice president of audit
advisory services at ManpowerGroup, who discussed why it’s so important for
internal audit leaders to continually keep pace with the latest skills and
competencies required for the function to achieve its objectives.
Infosec Insider
How Security Leaders Should Approach Application Security
By Marcos Colon
May 28, 2019
In the full video interview below, Ted Harrington, keynote speaker and executive
partner at Independent Security Evaluators, provides his take on application
security and shares tips on the subject with up-and-coming security leaders.
Internal Audit Insights
2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Resources (Part 2)
By Marcos Colon
May 28, 2019
In part two of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with David Holland, director of internal audit
at Modine Manufacturing, who shared his thoughts on the state of resources for
the modern-day internal auditor.
Internal Audit Insights
2019 Internal Audit Priorities: Workforce Development (Part 1)
By Marcos Colon
May 21, 2019
In part one of this four-part series on internal audit priorities in 2019,
Internal Audit Insights caught up with David Cook, managing director of internal
audit at Robert W. Baird, who shared his thoughts and advice on how audit
leaders today can realign their resources effectively.
Infosec Insider
Pentesting with Sheepl
By Marcos Colon
May 21, 2019
InfoSec Insider caught up with Trustwave SpiderLabs Principal Security
Consultant Matt Lorentzen, who discussed the open source pentesting tool and
provided us with a demo.
Infosec Insider
The Holistic CISO: How to Increase Organizational Effectiveness
By Marcos Colon
May 14, 2019
The modern-day CISO faces a multitude of challenges they must face head-on to
build a sense of leadership and vision within the security and risk department.
InfoSec Insider caught up with CISO Spotlight's Todd Fitzgerald, who offered up
concrete tips up-and-coming security leaders can leverage when it comes to
achieving organizational effectiveness.
Internal Audit Insights
Better Corporate Governance Through Control Self-Assessments
By Hernan Murdock
May 14, 2019
Management is responsible for setting the organization’s structure, allocating
resources throughout the entity, overseeing the programs and processes, and
monitoring the related objectives, risks, and controls. Yet, when business
managers are asked about risks and controls, a troublingly high number of them
at many organizations are unaware of these responsibilities.
Infosec Insider
A Guide to Purchasing Cybersecurity Solutions
By Josue Ledesma
May 07, 2019
Knowing how to approach buying cybersecurity vendors is a difficult task.
There’s a lot to manage internally (budget, needs, fit) and it’s hard to know
what kind of vendors or solutions would serve your organization best. The fear,
uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) experienced by cybersecurity vendors are especially
troubling.
Internal Audit Insights
Three Steps for More Confident Communication in All Aspects of the IA Role
By Jill Schiefelbein
May 07, 2019
In this feature article, communications expert Jill Schiefelbein provides
internal auditors with three simple, important rules to help you communicate in
a way that will position you as a more confident communicator within the
business.
Infosec Insider
Election Trouble Ahead: Voter Machine Issues
By Marcos Colon
May 02, 2019
Rapid7’s Director of Research Tod Beardsley highlights what you should know
about voting machine security and what more needs to be done for the approaching
2020 elections.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: How to Boost Your Cyber Budget
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
April 30, 2019
In this follow-up episode, the DeMISTIfying Security experts provide you with
proven tips that you can leverage to boost the cybersecurity budget within the
business. Don't miss out on this episode.
Internal Audit Insights
Audit Writer’s Hub: 5 Editing Mistakes You Can Fix Right Now
By Sarah Swanson
April 30, 2019
It’s easy to overlook your own grammar errors. But you’ll be a better writer if
you become mindful of your writing and correct your own editing mistakes. Here
are five common editing mistakes we all make or might have questions about.
Maybe a couple will resonate with you.
Infosec Insider
The Cyber Impact on Democracy
By Marcos Colon
April 25, 2019
Cybereason CSO Sam Curry shares how “black propaganda” is leveraged by foreign
adversaries, why 2016 was a failure of imagination from a cyber standpoint, and
what we should be prepared for leading into the 2020 presidential elections.
Infosec Insider
Cybersecurity Leadership Today: Why It's Failing and What Can Be Done to Fix It
By Marcos Colon
April 23, 2019
InfoSec Insider caught up with Cylance's Chief Security and Trust Officer,
Malcolm Harkins, who shared why he believes leadership in information security
today is sorely lacking, but more importantly, what needs to be done in order
for today's security leaders to create an "ideal state" for their departments.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Beat Robots When Performing COSO-Based Reviews
By Hernan Murdock
April 23, 2019
Robots are having a growing influence on organizational practices and this
dynamic is of great interest to internal auditors and compliance professionals
who examine the impact of these technologies on organizational objectives, risks
and controls. But they also present a growing concern as the work performed by
internal auditors may be replaced by machines.
Infosec Insider
Threat Profiling in the ICS World: What You Need to Know
By Marcos Colon
April 18, 2019
There are a slew of threats aimed at industrial control systems, and security
warriors in that space need to constantly be on their toes. We caught up with
Sergio Caltagirone, vice president of threat intelligence at Dragos, who shared
how infosec pros in the ICS world can get started with threat profiling.
Internal Audit Insights
Micro-Managing in Internal Audit: Stop Telling Professionals How to do Their
Jobs
By Hernan Murdock
April 16, 2019
The work of internal auditors and compliance professionals is complex,
challenging and often, unfortunately, under-appreciated by their clients. What
makes matters even more stressful for these professionals is that their managers
sometimes micro-manage them.
Infosec Insider
Should You Be Paying Attention to Airborne Attacks?
By Josue Ledesma
April 16, 2019
It’s no mystery that the world of cybersecurity constantly faces a massive
challenge. It has to pre-empt attacks, predict how hackers will use new attack
vectors, and defend their environment against all existing attacks and attacks
that may not even exist yet. In this feature, we go over one of the more
obscure, but dangerous and difficult attacks to defense against—airborne
attacks.
Infosec Insider
Who Watches the Watchers?: A Discussion on Who Can Be Trusted Today
By Marcos Colon
April 11, 2019
Security departments have evolved tremendously over the years, but so have cyber
threats. As organizations become more aware that nearly no one can be trusted,
whose job is it to watch the watchers? At this year’s RSA Conference in San
Francisco, InfoSec Insider caught up with Forcepoint's Dr. Richard Ford who
dives into the topic.
Internal Audit Insights
9 Critical InfoSec Tips That Every Internal Auditor Should Master
By Karen Kroll
April 09, 2019
Cybersecurity is top of mind for most executives and board members, as well as
to internal audit. While the information security team may be in charge of
measurably reducing cyber risk within the business, internal audit has an
important role to play too.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: Is the Board to Blame When There's Cyber Shame?
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
April 09, 2019
In the latest edition of InfoSec Insider’s DeMISTIfying Security series, veteran
experts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse discuss the state of cybersecurity as it
relates to executive support within the business.
Internal Audit Insights
Using High-Quality Evidence to Provide Reasonable Assurance
By Hernan Murdock
April 04, 2019
Evidence is something that provides proof and it proves or disproves something.
It is presented as verification of the facts at issue and generally includes the
testimony of witnesses, and the examination of records, documents, and objects.
This feature by MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock, examines the qualitative elements to
consider when it comes to leveraging high-quality evidence.
Infosec Insider
Cybercrime Extortion: 2019 Trends and Insights
By Marcos Colon
April 04, 2019
Cyber swindlers are continually looking to reinvent themselves, and their
methods are becoming savvier. InfoSec Insider caught up with Digital Shadows
CISO Rick Holland on the recent research that his team has conducted on
cybercrime extortion, and how security practitioners can secure their
organizations don't fall prey to these attacks.
Infosec Insider
The Threat Posed by Overprivileged Identities
By Marcos Colon
April 02, 2019
Organizations have struggled to gain control over privileged identity
management—a challenge that has tripped up many security and risk departments
and has caused major cyber incidents. If the title of this article caught your
eye, chances are you’re grappling with this issue and are looking for some
insights that will make your life a little easier.
Internal Audit Insights
An Expanded View of the Performance Audit Scope
By Hernan Murdock
April 02, 2019
Performance auditing is the review of a program or process, and the systems
supporting it, to determine whether it is achieving the primary goals of
efficiency, effectiveness, and economy in its use of available resources. These
reviews are often done in government and non-profit entities, but they are
equally important in the for-profit sector.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Quantify the Economic Costs and Benefits of Controls
By Hernan Murdock
March 28, 2019
To become trusted advisors to management it would help if we spoke the same
language they do. While auditors and compliance professionals often talk in
terms of controls, and increasingly in terms of risk, managers and business
leaders often talk in terms of costs, benefits, revenue, reputation, and market
share.
Infosec Insider
Must You Rely on Cybersecurity Vendors to Be Secure? Is Do-It-Yourself
Cybersecurity a Viable Option?
By Jim Romeo
March 28, 2019
Cybersecurity remains a persistent challenge in information technology, and for
IT security professionals, AI and other tools are valuable for organically
managing cybersecurity without depending on vendors that might have more
sophisticated tools and experience using them.
Infosec Insider
Your Weak Physical Security Could Be A Hacker’s Easiest Target
By Brent White & Tim Roberts, Senior Security Consultants, Threat Services, NTT
Security
March 28, 2019
While having strong IT security in place to secure sensitive data on devices and
networks is critical, ensuring your organization practices strong physical
security is equally important. Organizations need to prevent attackers from
being able to walk in and walking out with data, systems, physical documents, or
worse – a new connection to your network as a persistent threat.
Internal Audit Insights
Boosting Your Internal Audit Career Through Coaching and Mentoring Programs
By Hernan Murdock
March 26, 2019
Internal auditing is a complex field of work that is undergoing significant
changes. Today's internal auditors are tasked with managing their careers, so
they remain relevant in the short and longer terms. Given this complex
environment, it is not surprising that mentoring and coaching have emerged as
essential tools to help auditors grow professionally.
Infosec Insider
The Basic Cyber Law Concepts Every Security Professional Needs to Know
By Steve Black, Professor of Law, Texas Tech University
March 26, 2019
Cyber law is focused on bringing more clarity to privacy questions that new
technology introduce. It’s important for all security professionals to have a
basic understanding of current and potential future cyber law concepts in order
to stay compliant and ensure sensitive data stays safe.
Infosec Insider
The State of Passwords in 2019: Will They Ever Go Away?
By Josue Ledesma
March 21, 2019
Password security has undergone a significant transformation over the last few
years. As a reaction to the insecure form of identity verification that is
logging in with a password, technologies such as two-factor authentication
(2FA), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and hardware keys. This begs the
question—where does that leave passwords in 2019?
Internal Audit Insights
Give your Readers a Boost: 5 Tips to Using the Right Transition
By Sarah Swanson
March 21, 2019
Transitions are those juicy, bite-size gourmet words that connect ideas,
sentences, paragraphs, and even sections. Too often, we can misuse, overuse, or
omit transitions. This article covers how to use transitions to improve clarity
in your reports.
Infosec Insider
What Infosec Leaders Need to Know About Cybersecurity Law
By Josue Ledesma
March 21, 2019
Cybersecurity law is one of those responsibilities that come up in an
organization when it’s too late. To get a better sense of how your organization
can be equipped to tackle cybersecurity law, we spoke to Stephen Black,
professor of law at the Texas Tech School of Law for his advice.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: The Impacts of Security Assumptions
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
March 19, 2019
In this follow-up video, the DeMISTIfying Security experts discuss two recent
containerization-related issues and how the modern-day security warrior can
venture into the unknown to effectively tackle challenges such as this.
Internal Audit Insights
Strategic Messaging and Influencing Skills: A Framework for Internal Auditors
By Jill Schiefelbein
March 19, 2019
Last month in an article about setting the stage for better decision-making we
learned about four elements that you should be considering before you even form
the words you want to say. This month it’s all about the messaging.
Infosec Insider
Are Medical Devices Securely Managed Yet?
By Jim Romeo
March 14, 2019
Recent incidents illustrate the risks that healthcare networks are subject to in
today's ever-expanding cybersecurity threat landscape. In particular, securing
networked medical devices in this environment can be challenging.
Internal Audit Insights
Co-Establishing the Need: Internal Audit’s Role in Getting Buy-in at the Client
Level
By Jill Schiefelbein
March 14, 2019
One of the most overlooked, but essential, elements of the persuasive process is
establishing a definite need in your to-be-persuaded-audience’s mind. In other
words, how does the client know that they need what you have to offer? Here, we
explore the topic.
Infosec Insider
Managing Your Infosec Budget: How to Choose the Right Vendors and Solutions
By Josue Ledesma
March 12, 2019
So many vendors, so little budget. Security departments are constantly tasked to
know how to properly allocate funds to staffing, resources, tools, solutions,
software, vendors, third-party contractors, and more. Even an unlimited budget
wouldn’t help as security departments can find themselves bloated with software
or vendors, leading to an inefficiently run department.
Internal Audit Insights
The Many Benefits of Rotation Programs
By Hernan Murdock
March 12, 2019
As business processes become more complex, information more widely dispersed,
and the risk environment more complicated, the need for internal auditors to
adapt to this new environment becomes imperative. This is where rotation
programs can really save the day.
Infosec Insider
How Moving Away From Traditional Academia Has Changed Cybersecurity Education
By Paul Rohmeyer, Program Director MS Information Systems, Stevens Institute of
Technology
March 12, 2019
Today, there are highly specialized training options offered both in-person and
online in the form of meetups, webinars, formal courses, and in-house and
external conferences. The attractiveness (cost, convenience, and specialty) of
these alternative options has driven cybersecurity talent to steer towards
education avenues outside of traditional academia.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Approach Internal Audit Recruitment
By Karen Kroll
March 07, 2019
The search for qualified, competent internal auditors remains a challenge for
many audit departments. As internal audit leaders continue to struggle qualified
additions to their teams, what areas should they be focusing on and what steps
can they take? This feature story answers those questions.
Infosec Insider
Why Your Cybersecurity Comms Need to Evolve
By Dawn Papandrea
March 07, 2019
When you’re talking information security among your peers, it sounds like a
totally different language than the rest of your organization speaks. This puts
infosec professionals in a bind. On the one hand, security vulnerabilities exist
throughout the company. Yet you, alone, are carrying the burden of knowing just
how serious it can get. That’s why it’s up to you to create an information
security communication strategy.
Internal Audit Insights
Why Symposiums Promote Collaborative Learning in Internal Audit
By Hernan Murdock
March 05, 2019
Internal auditors must engage in lifelong learning. They are increasingly
participating in webinars, consuming online content, and listening to podcasts.
While all of these actions are conducive to learning, there is another learning
opportunity that many internal auditors and compliance professionals may not be
familiar with: Symposiums.
Infosec Insider
DeMISTIfying Security: The Top 3 Dangerous Security Assumptions
By Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse
March 05, 2019
From steering clear of marketing buzz to the impact of misinformation,
DeMISTIfying Security hosts Ed Moyle and Raef Meeuwisse point out the security
assumptions that could be catastrophic to any security practitioner’s role.
Internal Audit Insights
Interested in Becoming an IT Auditor? Here’s What to Know and Do
By Heather Dean Bennington
February 28, 2019
So, what exactly does an IT auditor do? In this article, we provide a broad
breakdown of an IT auditor's responsibilities, the necessary skills to become
one, how an IT auditor interacts with other roles throughout their organization,
and more.
Infosec Insider
How to Manage Employee Mobile Device Risk in Your Organization
By Josue Ledesma
February 28, 2019
In this article, we’ll go over what devices infosec departments should have an
eye on and how to tackle the challenge of BYOD head-on. For an expert’s
perspective, we spoke to Georgia Weidman, founder of Shevirah, a mobile and IoT
testing company.
Internal Audit Insights
Communication Skills for Junior Auditors: What to Know and Why
By Jill Schiefelbein
February 26, 2019
There are some common communication mistakes that junior auditors make. Lucky
for you, this article is going to point these foibles out and show you how you
can change the trajectory of your communication to show confidence, not
self-consciousness.
Infosec Insider
How to Turbocharge Your Cybersecurity Awareness Training
By Jim Romeo
February 26, 2019
Cybersecurity awareness training is a critical component to your security
hygiene. The most effective training programs are offered frequently and use
available frameworks, focus points, tools, and tactics to build a culture where
cybersecurity is embraced, not avoided or shunned.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity Risks Exacerbated By the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Reciprocity
August 04, 2020
Just like every other crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the boats of most
businesses. The fact that it has discouraged physical interactions has forced
enterprises to embrace work from home initiatives. Most companies have had to
increase their reliance on collaborative technology to keep their business
operations afloat.
Internal Audit Insights
WHITE PAPER: Internal Audit Has an Innovation Problem. Data Analytics Can Help.
By Kit Shields
July 06, 2020
In today’s economy, success is synonymous with technological innovation.
Technology is driving rapid change in every sector of business. Machine
learning, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing,
drones, bots, and blockchain are transforming not only the nature of work but
the means of survival.
Internal Audit Insights
MIS Training Institute (MISTI) & LeaderQuest Combine to Form ACI Learning
By Boathouse Capital, Philadelphia, PA
June 18, 2020
Leading brands with 50+ years of combined audit, cybersecurity, and information
technology authority will deliver new modalities, expanded training portfolios,
and B2B segment growth.
Internal Audit Insights
Is Your Audit Agile Enough?
By David Duke, PsyD
June 09, 2020
Across all industries, COVID-19 has tested our capacity to respond quickly and
effectively to seismic changes in economic, social, and professional life. But
while the cause of these challenges is unprecedented, the need for a nimble
response is not new.
Internal Audit Insights
With Fraud Risks Elevated, Internal Audit Has Bigger Role to Play
By Joseph McCafferty
April 27, 2020
The Coronavirus Crisis has precipitated a dramatic downturn in economic
activity, which has the potential to increase the risk of fraud and wrongdoing.
A new report on fraud highlights the important role that internal audit can play
in detecting and deterring fraud.
Internal Audit Insights
The Role of Audit in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
By Mert Özbilgin
April 20, 2020
Ever since Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002—a response to major
accounting scandals at such companies as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, and
others—internal auditors have been wringing their hands over their role in
assuring compliance with the complex law.
Internal Audit Insights
How the Internal Audit Function Can Help Improve Financial Management
By Joseph McCafferty and Jonathan Ngah
April 13, 2020
Here are eight primary steps internal audit teams can apply to assist management
and stakeholders throughout the organization to continuously improve accounting,
financial reporting, audit, and governance initiatives.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Leaders Are Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis
By Joseph McCafferty
April 06, 2020
Internal auditors maybe sitting in their home offices in pajamas, but that
doesn’t mean they aren’t hard at work on helping their organizations’ respond to
the coronavirus crisis. Instead, they are shifting into high gear to deal with
the onslaught of issues the pandemic has wrought.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Resolve Conflicts During Audit Engagements
By Kennedy Njoroge
March 30, 2020
In the course of their work internal auditors often encounter resistance that
can create friction with business units and other entities in the organization.
The keys to eliminating hostilities can be found in the people, processes,
communication, and relationships with audit clients.
Internal Audit Insights
Conducting Risk Assessments the Total Quality Auditing Way
By Amanda “Jo” Erven
March 23, 2020
Smart companies and total quality auditors focus on inherent conflicts of
interest during risk assessments, before a crisis occurs. They are not auditors
who walk right by a high-risk environment on the way to audit a low-risk
situation.
Internal Audit Insights
Five Internal Audit Imperatives for Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Joseph McCafferty
March 16, 2020
As the situation regarding the coronavirus continues to deteriorate,
organizations face supply chain disruptions, the challenge of employees working
from home, and plunging demand for many products and services. Internal audit
can position itself as part of the solution by tackling these five critical
to-dos.
Internal Audit Insights
Avoiding Bias in Your Internal Audit Program
By Kevin M. Alvero
March 09, 2020
In the typical internal audit department, it’s hopefully rare that an auditor
would purposefully turn a blind eye toward material weaknesses. There are,
however, other, more subtle ways that bias can creep into the audit process.
Knowing them can help you avoid them.
Internal Audit Insights
Should Audit Reports Include Ratings within Findings?
By Joseph McCafferty
March 02, 2020
Ratings in audit reports can help focus stakeholder attention where it is
needed. But some worry that they oversimplify findings or paint audited units in
an unfair light.
Internal Audit Insights
Internal Audit’s Role in Assuring Whistleblower Hotlines Are Effective
By Kevin Alvero
February 24, 2020
An anonymous whistleblower hotline should be a critical piece of any
organization’s anti-fraud efforts. Likewise, since the effectiveness of
anti-fraud controls is a key area of concern for internal audit, auditors can
and should be looking into company hotlines to ensure they are operating
effectively.
Internal Audit Insights
Responding to Rapidly Changing Risks
By Joseph McCafferty
February 17, 2020
A more agile internal audit function that can shift focus as risks evolve and
organizational needs change isn’t just the audit function of the future; it’s
what is needed right now.
Internal Audit Insights
Ten Things Every New Internal Auditor Should Know
By Iffa Munir
February 10, 2020
As a newly appointed internal auditor, you might find yourself a bit lost. It’s
not an easy job, and working with experienced colleagues might be a little
intimidating. There is so much to learn. Here are ten basic things that as a new
auditor you should expect to follow when that first assignment comes your way.
Internal Audit Insights
Embracing Change: New Strategies for New Challenges
By Joseph McCafferty
February 03, 2020
It’s becoming clear to most internal auditors that the profession is changing
very rapidly. The strategies that have worked in the past will no longer be
enough to carry out internal audit’s new mandate. To meet these challenges,
internal audit must improve on three major fronts: innovation, new technology,
and talent management.
Internal Audit Insights
Eight Common Internal Audit Hiring and Retention Errors
By Joseph McCafferty and Jonathan Ngah
January 27, 2020
It’s more important than ever to have a robust recruiting and retention program
for internal audit to hire the right candidates with the right set of skills and
to keep star performers from leaving for other jobs.
Internal Audit Insights
Five Internal Audit Focus Areas for 2020
By Joseph McCafferty
January 20, 2020
It’s mid-January and the holidays are behind us, winter is in full swing, and,
for many of us, our New Year’s resolutions to get to the gym more often or do a
better job saving money have fallen by the wayside. It’s not too late, however,
to set some goals for internal audit to reach in 2020.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Help Remove Inefficiencies from Tech-based Processes
By Mark Abrams
January 13, 2020
Tech-based processes can often seem like black boxes that are too complex for
process improvement. It doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, there’s a lot of
waste and inefficiency that gets built-in along the way, and internal audit can
play a big role in identifying and eliminating it.
Internal Audit Insights
When Internal Auditors Have Other Roles to Play
By Joseph McCafferty
January 06, 2020
Is it possible to combine the role of chief audit executive with other jobs,
such as the head of corporate compliance or risk management, without sacrificing
the independence that’s a cornerstone of the audit function? Opinions are
divided.
Internal Audit Insights
Setting Priorities During Internal Audit Engagement Planning
By Eleftherios Tsintzas
December 16, 2019
A risk assessment should be conducted during the planning phase of an audit
engagement in order to identify and analyze all the risks towards the
achievement of the objectives of an activity.
Internal Audit Insights
Boathouse Capital Names Brett Shively as Chief Executive Officer of MISTI and
LeaderQuest
By Boathouse Capital, Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 2019
Boathouse Capital, a Philadelphia-based Private Equity firm, today announced
that its Board of Directors has appointed Brett Shively as Chief Executive
Officer for the MIS Training Institute (MISTI) and its partner company,
LeaderQuest.
Internal Audit Insights
Auditing the Anti-bribery and Corruption Program
By Joseph McCafferty
December 09, 2019
Internal audit departments that want to ensure their companies stay out of
trouble with regulatory agencies over bribery and corruption laws will want to
ensure that they have solid programs in place with the proper and functioning
internal controls.
Internal Audit Insights
Does Your Internal Audit Team Need a Behavioral Scientist?
By Joseph McCafferty
December 02, 2019
Given the intense focus on corporate culture in the last few years as an
important component in risk management, more companies are looking to behavioral
science to get a better understanding of what drives human behaviors, both good
and bad.
Internal Audit Insights
What Internal Auditors Need to Know About Blockchain
By Joseph McCafferty
November 25, 2019
Companies are rapidly finding applications for blockchain technology, meaning
internal auditors will need to assess those applications. To do so will require
some foundational knowledge of how blockchain works and the risks associated
with its use.
Internal Audit Insights
Demystifying Risk Culture Assurance
By Justin Greenstein & Gavin Freeman
November 18, 2019
Risk culture is no longer perceived to be a compliance box to be ticked.
Companies are lifting the lid on cultural and behavioral issues that affect the
way people make decisions and manage risks as part of their day-to-day work.
Internal Audit Insights
How to Take Your Data Analytics Program to the Next Level
By Joseph McCafferty
November 11, 2019
Internal audit departments that pursue data analytics without fear will soon be
expanding their capabilities and unlocking the powerful potential of what it can
do.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity, Data Governance Continue to Challenge IT Audit
By Joseph McCafferty
November 04, 2019
A slew of new studies and reports find that companies still struggle mightily to
get a handle on IT-related risks, such as cybersecurity, data governance, and
digital privacy.
Internal Audit Insights
The Evolution of HR Audits
By Ronald Adler
October 28, 2019
HR audits have evolved from a simple checklist of dos and don’ts or periodic
affirmative action plans to a comprehensive, sustainable process that is an
integral part of the organization’s internal controls, due diligence, and risk
management function.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Work with Compliance to Increase Value
By Sean Chen
October 21, 2019
Ten things that internal audit can do when working with compliance to leverage
the qualities of both functions and create value for the organization.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Leverage Resources to Gain Needed Skills
By Joseph McCafferty
October 14, 2019
Internal audit leaders must be more resourceful in acquiring needed skills and
capabilities to conduct audits in areas of emerging risk and new technologies.
Internal Audit Insights
Applying Agile Principles to Internal Audit
By Imtiaz Hussain
October 07, 2019
Many internal audit shops are adopting Agile principles in an attempt to create
a more flexible and customer-oriented audit function. And while the results have
been promising, expect a few bumps along the way.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Cultivate a Culture of Innovation
By Joseph McCafferty
September 30, 2019
Many internal audit departments are struggling to keep up with fast-moving
technologies and widespread change in the profession. Staying on track will
require more than adopting new technology, it will involve adopting a new
mindset.
Internal Audit Insights
How Total Quality Auditing Can Help Internal Audit Achieve Excellence
By Amanda “Jo” Erven
September 23, 2019
Could a decades-old management strategy that helped U.S. and European companies
respond to the gains in quality made by Japanese manufacturers in the 1980s
somehow help internal audit shops improve their game?
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Audit Can Better Convey Risks Using a Heat Map
By Joseph McCafferty
September 10, 2019
A definitive guide to producing, using, and improving a risk heat map at your
organization.
Internal Audit Insights
A Discussion on the Three Lines of Defense Model
By Marcos Colon
September 03, 2019
In this Internal Audit Insights interview, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock discusses
how the internal audit function can benefit from the Three Lines of Defense
Model.
Internal Audit Insights
Cybersecurity Progress: Where Does Internal Audit Stand Today?
By Marcos Colon
August 27, 2019
In the full video interview below, MISTI's Director of Instructional
Technologies and Innovation, Shawna Flanders, discusses where internal audit
stands today as it relates to cybersecurity, and offers up some tips on
increasing collaboration between the audit and information security functions.
Internal Audit Insights
Stop Telling Audit Professionals How to Do Their Jobs
By Hernan Murdock
August 20, 2019
In this video interview with MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock, he explains why
micro-managing is a big problem in internal audit and offers up advice on how
audit leaders can overcome it.
Internal Audit Insights
Regulations That Beef Up Security in 2019
By Marcos Colon
August 13, 2019
It's not only the information security department that needs to stay on top of
cybersecurity regulations. Internal audit also plays a big role. In this
interview with MISTI's Shawna Flanders, she discusses the regulations internal
audit should keep top of mind.
Internal Audit Insights
Five Reasons that Explain Why Internal Audit Matters
By Hernan Murdock
August 05, 2019
People choose a line of work for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is because
it pays very well, or it is what our parents steered us towards. It could be
because it is the only job in town or because it is glamorous. Regardless of the
circumstances and career path that brought you to internal audit, an important
question begging for an answer is: Why do you stay?
Internal Audit Insights
Adding Value by Using a More Proactive Approach to Internal Auditing
By Hernan Murdock
July 30, 2019
Traditionally, internal auditing was done retroactively. While our methodology
has relied on this practice and it has been used widely for a long time, one of
the issues with this after-the-event approach is that the actions have already
occurred. It is based on auditors focusing on issue detection.
Infosec Insider
Code Signing: A Security Control that Isn’t Secured
By Marcos Colon
July 30, 2019
Are you familiar with code signing? If not, in this full video interview
Venafi's Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher Jing Xie provides us with a
breakdown.
Infosec Insider
Cloud Security and Privacy Audits: A 360 Degree Crash Course
By Marcos Colon
July 23, 2019
Doug Barbin, principal at Schellman and Company, discusses the challenges that
security professionals face when it comes to security and privacy assessments,
but also provides tips on which assessments bring in the most return on
investment.
Internal Audit Insights
How Internal Auditors Can Give and Receive Feedback
By Hernan Murdock
July 23, 2019
Receiving feedback is an essential element in every internal auditors’
development. In this feature article, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock provides seven
key practices that should be part of this process to make it most effective.
Infosec Insider
Attracting, Retaining, and Training in Infosec
By Marcos Colon
July 16, 2019
In this interview with Kelly York, security awareness manager at the McDonald's
Corporation, she discusses the state of attracting and retaining talent in
information security and also provides some helpful tips that could get you and
your business over the hump when it comes to the topic.
Infosec Insider
Relentless Resilience Through Renovated Risk Management
By Marcos Colon
July 09, 2019
Updating your risk management program is a critical component of becoming a
successful security leader. InfoSec Insider caught up with Argo AI's CSO Summer
Craze Fowler who shared her thoughts on the topic, as well as some proven tips.
Internal Audit Insights
More Dynamic Presentations: Internal Audit Delivery Skills for Public Speaking
By Jill Schiefelbein
July 09, 2019
There’s a big difference between a few butterflies and paralyzing fear when it
comes to public speaking. When it comes to giving a great presentation, it’s not
just what you say, it’s not just how you say it, but it’s the combination of
those two things along with the experience you provide and the feeling you leave
your audience with that creates results.
Internal Audit Insights
Nine Essential Skills for Internal Audit Success
By Hernan Murdock
July 02, 2019
Those entering the internal audit and compliance professions often wonder what
they need to do to succeed in their new careers. There is a lot to learn. In
fact, the general advice is to become lifelong learners. But there is also the
constant pressure from within the department. Here, MISTI's Dr. Hernan Murdock
lists nine skills and actions essential for success.
Internal Audit Insights
Seven Key Internal Audit Actions for Success
By Hernan Murdock
July 02, 2019
The work of internal auditors and compliance professionals is filled with
frameworks, regulations, and policies and procedures documents that define the
path for operational effectiveness. Follow those guidelines, manage risk
effectively and the likelihood of success increases. But what about our own
success?
Infosec Insider
Simplicity is Cybersecurity Awareness Training
By Marcos Colon
July 02, 2019
Trend Micro's Vice President of Infrastructure Strategies William Malik shares
his take on what simplicity looks like when it comes to cybersecurity awareness
training in the business.
Infosec Insider
Untangling Mobile Security Challenges in the Business
By Marcos Colon
June 25, 2019
SyncDog CRO Brian Egenrieder discusses the current challenges that security
leaders face when it comes to mobility in the enterprise and shares some
important steps they can take to overcome them.
Internal Audit Insights
Building the Internal Audit Function of 2020
By Dawn Papandrea
June 25, 2019
Your organization has decided to take the important step of creating an internal
audit function, and you’ve been tasked to build it. Building out teams from
scratch is always a challenge, but internal audit departments have an especially
important role.
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