CIO Definitions

This glossary explains the meaning of key words and phrases that information technology (IT) and business professionals use when discussing CIO strategy and related software products. You can find additional definitions by visiting WhatIs.com or using the search box below.

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business innovation

Business innovation is an organization's process for introducing new ideas, workflows, methodologies, services or products.

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What CISOs should take from the Hugging Face-OpenAI incident
Security experts say the lesson isn't to abandon sandboxing, but to strengthen the security controls around surrounding systems ...
Red agents vs. blue agents: How to make AI better at defense
The agentic AI playing field was heavily tilted toward offense, so researchers began using red team agents to help teach their ...
When AppSec scanners become a supply chain attack vector
New research shows how security scanners embedded in the software supply chain can be attacked to serve as a foothold for ...

Essential metrics for AI hardware management
AI infrastructure requires monitoring compute, network, storage and business metrics to optimize performance, prevent bottlenecks...
EU AI Act compliance deadline is here: What to watch
The EU AI Act's high-risk compliance deadlines have been delayed, but August 2 remains important. Here's what enterprises need to...
AI breathes new life into IBM mainframes
Often seen as the mammoths of IT shops well past their time, mainframes injected with AI are finding new opportunities for the ...

ESG strategy and management guide for businesses
ESG initiatives can help boost business success. This guide takes an in-depth look at creating and managing an ESG strategy to ...