Internal audit’s role in cyber-security testing: Where to start
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-03-22T18:00:00
Nathan Anderson, senior director of internal audit at McDonald’s, discusses ways internal audit can better answer management questions about cyber-risks and become a more independent cyber-security testing function overall.
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