Board members may not have sufficient understanding of their organisation’s IT risks
While 98% of business leaders see IT as strategically important to the future success of their business, research carried out by PwC on behalf of The Institute of Internal Auditors for UK and Ireland has questioned whether board members really have sufficient understanding of their organisation’s IT risks to address them adequately.
PwC's report: IT Risk – Closing the Gap, found that in 74% of organisations, IT-related risk has risen higher up the board agenda and 87% of senior management respondents say it is a major challenge to respond to the pace of change in IT.
At the same time 68% of heads of internal audit surveyed believe boards do not understand the IT risks they face while an even greater proportion (74%) say they would like to provide more assurance over IT risk at a strategic level.
See full Article.
Posts
