In his blog, IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers, CIA, QIAL, CGAP, CCSA, CRMA, shares his personal reflections and insights on the internal audit profession. Here’s an excerpt from his latest post:<\/p>\n
For billions of people around the world, Jan. 23 was a day like any other. However, for a select group of scientists, public policy experts, and former politicians, the end of the world ticked a little closer to reality. On that day, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists pushed the Doomsday Clock up to 100 seconds to midnight.<\/p>\n
For those unfamiliar with the apocalyptic timepiece, the Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for nuclear holocaust or some other world-ending event that coincides with the stroke of midnight. Since its creation in 1947, the clock has never been closer to that witching hour.<\/p>\n
The reason for this dire acceleration is not a new shooting war or diplomatic crisis. Instead, the change is hastened by the growing assault on truth. The group behind the Doomsday Clock issued a warning that disinformation campaigns have so undermined public faith in facts as to make it impossible to take on pressing global concerns.<\/p>\n