Internal Audit
An Internal Auditor is a professional who ensures organizations and companies have accurate accounting throughout the year. They ensure that other accounting teams follow proper procedures and that all accounts are updated and accurate.
Objectives
- Safety is their concern
- Sustainability of policies
Challenges
- Increased Regulatory oversight
- Knowing the difference between perceived and real threats and risks
- Mergers and Acquisitions - this often prompts an audit
- Understanding licenses
Open Source Awareness
- Make internal aware of contribution(s)
- Education on software lineage and various types of software: Internal, OSS, 3rd Party - supply chain in general needs securing
- Applicability of regulation to Open Source