Internal auditors eye top global risks

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Cybersecurity and human capital rank as the top risks among internal auditors around the world, according to a new survey.

The survey, released Thursday by the Internal Audit Foundation, part of the Institute of Internal Auditors, polled 4,207 internal audit leaders across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America to get a pulse on the greatest risks impacting their regions. 

The Global Risk in Focus report found cybersecurity (73%) and human capital (51%) are currently the most prevalent risks, followed by business continuity (47%), regulatory change (39%) and digital disruption (34%) as the top five risks that chief audit executives see as currently affecting their organizations. 

Over the next three years, CAEs across all regions anticipate risk levels to grow dramatically for digital disruption (34% to 55%) and climate change (19% to 39%). North American respondents view cybersecurity (85%), human capital (65%) and regulatory change (43%) as the top three risks currently affecting their organizations.

Global Risk in Focus is actually a series of reports customized for six global regions, including hot topics for internal auditors and a board briefing…

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