Internal audit in 2026 is rarely just about compliance. It is really about the foresight behind it.
“Value in risk management is found less in the boxes ticked and more in the vulnerabilities anticipated.”
Cyber preparedness, AI governance, operational resilience, and supply chain dependencies all rely on strategic assumptions that need to hold up under pressure, especially in today’s volatile environment. Simply looking backward through historical data is no longer enough to protect an organization from what is coming next.
The real question is whether your controls are built just to pass an audit, or if they are resilient enough to survive a real-world crisis.
Read the full OPED for a closer look at the key areas where risk intelligence really matters.