The IIA COVID-19 Resource Exchange

The IIA COVID-19 Resource Exchange is a comprehensive source for internal audit practitioners around the globe, featuring risk guidance, thought leadership, training, tools, events, and more relating to COVID-19.

Online Learning | Webinars & Symposiums | Benchmarking | Relevant Publications | Partner Content

NEW! Get Certified From Home and Save

Even in difficult times, professional development remains important. To support you, The IIA is adding a test from home option for CIA and CRMA. Watch the Continuing the Conversation video about the new online proctored certification testing process being offered in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about eligibility and register today.

Online Learning

Continue your professional development at home with these instructor-led courses. The IIA has released a series of NEW online seminars!

Explore more online learning opportunities.

Webinars & Symposiums

Webinars and symposiums are live, educational presentations covering the latest trending topics from experts in the field.

April 13, 2021
Members-only Webinar: The IIA: Our Path Forward in Advancing the Profession
April 21, 2021
New IIA Member Benefits Webinar: The Start Smart Advantage
April 28, 2021
AEC Webinar: The Many Sides of Crisis: 2021 Pulse of Internal Audit
May 12, 2021
FSAC Webinar: 3 Steps to Transform Your Team into an Agile Engine
May 18, 2021
Members-only Webinar: Disruptive Innovation Disrupting Internal Audit
June 15, 2021
Members-only Webinar: Exploring Agile Auditing

Benchmarking

The latest data and insights from your internal audit peers.

Relevant Publications

All the latest articles, blogs, guidance, and Foundation resources.

Business Continuity

7 Lessons From the Pandemic (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Perseverance in a Pandemic (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Update: Recovery Through Digitization (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Update: The Pressure of Pandemics (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Enterprisewide Business Continuity (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Are You Prepared? (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Social Distancing and Internal Audit: Strategies for Auditing in a Time of Crisis (Webinar Playback)
Continuing the Conversation: Social Distancing and Internal Audit (Video)
Continuing the Conversation: FAQs from the AEC Webinar: Social Distancing and Internal Audit
Managing Risks in Uncertain Times: Leveraging COSO’S New ERM Framework (IAF)

Risk Assessment/Audit Plan

COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality Risk (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Home Is Where the Risk Is (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Site Audits in the COVID-19 New Normal (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Internal Audit, COVID-19 Risks, and the Year Ahead (Blog*)
Understanding the Roots in Internal Audit's Reponse to COVID-19 (Blog)
Exploiting the Crisis (InternalAuditor.org)
The Virtual Audit (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Assessing Risk in a Post-pandemic World (Internal Auditor Magazine)
QAIP Considerations During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Return-to-workplace Risks: Is Internal Audit Stepping Up? (Blog*)
Regulatory Changes for the Public Sector
Let Me Think, Where Was I? (Blog*)
Returning to Workplaces Will Be Risky: Roll Up Your Sleeves, Internal Audit (Blog*)
Balancing Risk and Uncertainty (Blog)
COVID-19 Quick Poll: Internal Auditors Cope With Threats While Embracing Opportunities (Blog*)
The Risks They Are A-changing (Blog)
Continuing the Conversation: Evolving Cyber Risks in a COVID-19 World (Video)
Testing the Boundaires
Evolving Cyber Risks in a COVID-19 World to Cybersecurity
COVID-19 and Internal Audit: Preparing for the New Normal in 2020 and Beyond
Continuing the Conversation: Impact of COVID-19 on SOX Programs (Video)
Fraud and Emerging Tech
EHS Planning for COVID-19 and Beyond (Knowledge Brief)
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Remote Auditing for COVID-19 and Beyond (Global Knowledge Brief)
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Coronavirus Disruption and Maintaining a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (Insights to Quality)
How the current COVID-19 situation has been impacting the work of Banks' Internal Audit Functions (from ECIIA)
Continuing the Conversation: Jackson Holdings (Video)

Internal Audit's Role in Crisis Management

Public Servants Are Vital to Defeating COVID-19 (Blog*)
Pandemic and Looming Recession Demand Internal Audit to Step Up (Blog*)
In the Face of the Coronavirus, Internal Auditors Must Do More Than Don Masks (Blog*)
Internal Audit Independence in Times of Crisis
Continuing the Conversation: South Jersey Industries (Video)
Managing in a Crisis (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Continuing the Conversation: A Blueprint to Managing Corporate Fraud Risk During a Pandemic (Video)
A Blueprint to Managing Corporate Fraud Risk During a Pandemic
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Continuing the Conversation: Echo Global Logistics (Video)
Innovation in a Time of Crisis (Internal Auditor Magazine)
What New IIA Survey Reveals About Pandemic's Impact and Year Ahead for Internal Audit (Blog*)
Continuing the Conversation: Panasonic North America
Navigating the Crisis (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Initial Pandemic Responses Didn't Leverage Internal Audit (Blog*)
COVID-19 Is No Black Swan — It's in Technicolor (Blog*)
Fraud Report Affirms Internal Audit's Value at Critical Time (Blog*)
Public Servants Are Vital to Defeating COVID-19 (Blog*)
Continuing the Conversation: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Auditing in a World Challenged by COVID-19 (IIA-UAE)
Rethinking Preparedness: Pandemics and Cybersecurity (IIA Bulletin)
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Pandemics: Considerations for Social Distancing (IIA Bulletin)
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Factsheet: Internal Audit and Pandemics (IIA-Australia)
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Crisis Resilience: (Global Perspectives and Insights, 2017)
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Auditing Social Media: A Governance and Risk Guide, 2nd Edition (IAF)
Auditing Insider Threat Programs (Global Technology Audit Guide, 2018)

Cybersecurity

Beware the Coronavirus Scams (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Auditing Cyber Resiliency (Internal Auditor Magazine)
A Matter of Privacy (Internal Auditor Magazine, 2019)
Cloud Security, Insider Threats, and Third-party Risks (IIA Bulletin, 2019)
Rethinking Preparedness: Pandemics and Cybersecurity (IIA Bulletin)
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Privacy and Data Protection Part 1: Internal Audit's Role in Establishing a Resilient Framework (IAF)
The Future of Cybersecurity in Internal Audit (IAF)

Governance

5 Things Internal Audit Must Tell the Audit Commitee Now! (Blog)
COVID-19 Demands Audit Committee Effectiveness: 6 Recommendations (Blog*)
Six Recommendations for Audit Committees Operating in the New Normal
Implications for Audit Committees Arising from COVID-19 (IFAC)
Internal Controls Checklist for COVID-19 (NACD)
Continuing the Conversation: Christa Steele
NEW Keeping the Doors Open (Tone at the Top, April 2020)
COVID-19: The Ultimate Governance Challenge (Internal Auditor Magazine)
Crisis Resiliency: Missed Conversations, Misplaced Confidence (Tone at the Top, Feb. 2018)
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Internal Audit’s Role in Assuring Accurate Board Information (Tone at the Top, Oct. 2017)
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Insights & Advice

Partner Content

The Foundation, The IIA, and our Partners are working together to generate resources to help you add the most value during these testing times.

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*Richard Chambers’ blog posts available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Events

Training

The IIA offers all internal auditing training in a variety of convenient and flexible formats to suit your needs. The IIA is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of those scheduled to attend or participate in our training courses.

During these challenging times, we continue to offer many virtual training options, including livestreaming of certain seminars, as well as a full array of online courses. For a full listing of our instructor-led online courses (eSeminars), as well as our self-study OnDemand training options, and CIA exam preparation, please see our website.

We encourage all registrants to stay on top of developments and heed any guidance from appropriate authorities in your area.

If you have any questions, please contact an IIA Customer Relations representative at CustomerRelations@theiia.org.
Certification Testing

The IIA is deeply committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of those taking certification exams throughout the world. To support the continued professional development of CIA and CRMA candidates globally and in response to mass test center closures, we are providing online proctoring to enable you to test conveniently from your home. This interim option will be available in English at the end of April/early May. Visit the information page for eligibility and availability details. If you have any questions, please contact CustomerRelations@theiia.org.
International Conference

Based on the latest information available, The IIA’s International Conference will be held as planned in Miami Beach, July 19–22. We expect strong attendance and a full array of planned general session and concurrent presentations.

If the coronavirus persists into the summer, all venues for International Conference have assured us that they are taking precautions to safeguard attendees, vendors, and guests.

We encourage all registrants and vendors to stay on top of developments and heed any guidance from appropriate authorities in your area.

If you have any questions, please contact an IIA Customer Relations representative at CustomerRelations@theiia.org.