Internal Audit Awareness Month - Enhancing Impact

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Across
  1. 3. Any action taken to enhance risk management and increase the likelihood that established objectives and goals will be achieved.
  2. 9. Protecting critical systems and sensitive information from digital attacks.
  3. 10. The freedom from conditions that threaten the ability of the internal audit activity to carry out internal audit responsibilities in an unbiased manner.
  4. 12. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
  5. 13. The process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal.
  6. 16. Clearly conveying audit findings and recommendations to stakeholders, using plain language and avoiding jargon.
Down
  1. 1. Protecting sensitive information.
  2. 2. Ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies.
  3. 4. The benchmarks use to measure or evaluate the underlying subject matter.
  4. 5. Any illegal act characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust.
  5. 6. Delivering timely, data-driven insights to enable senior leadership and boards to make informed decisions.
  6. 7. The person conducting the Internal Audit.
  7. 8. The application of procedures to some or all items in a population.
  8. 11. A specific internal audit assignment, task, or review activity.
  9. 14. An unbiased mental attitude that allows internal auditors to perform engagements in such a manner that they believe in their work product and that no quality compromises are made.
  10. 15. The uncertainty of an event occurring that could have an impact on the achievement of objectives.