The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) last week unveiled a modernized version of its widely adopted “Three Lines of Defense Model” to reflect the evolving role of risk management and to encourage greater collaboration between business functions in a way the previous model did not.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...