Internal audit's key role in addressing digital threats has spurred the need for cybersecurity expertise on the audit team.
Organizations are moving gingerly into the post-pandemic world with a heightened focus on cybersecurity, with overall cybersecurity spending projected to grow as much as 10% this year, according to IT research firm Canalys. Regulators — already concerned about cybersecurity — have ratcheted up their oversight, vividly illustrated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's $80 million fine against Capital One last year (see "Capital One Data Breach" below). In fact, cybersecurity was one of the top-ranked risks identified by board members, management, and chief audit executives (CAEs) in The IIA's OnRisk 2021 report.
