http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press The latest news from the SEI. Wed Apr 30 2008 08:00:00 EDT Wed Apr 30 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/news-at-sei/features/2008/03/03-feature-2008-03.html Imagine how your organization would function without the Internet. Or imagine how your day would proceed—or not—in the wake of a power outage that lasts for days on end similar to the one that blanketed the northeast in darkness in 2003. If you can, then you’ve imagined a day in the life of CERT's Marty Lindner. Wed Apr 30 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepgeurope/2008/ SEPG Europe 2008 will focus on multi-model improvement, acquisition, high maturity, maintenance, measurement, and management specifically geared to the European community. Register by May 2 and save $200! Sat Apr 19 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.cert.org/blogs/vuls/ In a new blog on the CERT website, CERT staff members will address various issues related to vulnerability analysis. Sat Apr 19 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/saturn/2008/keynotes.html#woods Woods, a software architect at Barclays Global Investors, will give a keynote presentation on Fitting Software Architecture Into the Enterprise Technology Landscape. Thu Apr 17 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepgeurope/2008/ SEPG Europe, an annual event that focuses on performance improvement through process capability, will be held June 10-13, 2008 in Munich, Germany. Tue Apr 15 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/2008memberawards.html The annual awards program honors those members who demonstrate strong representation, contribution, and advocacy to the SEI Membership program. Sat Apr 12 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/saturn/2008/keynotes.html Kruchten, a professor of software engineering at the University of British Columbia, will give a keynote address at SATURN 2008. Sat Apr 5 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/rsaadv.html Dawn Cappelli and Andrew Moore will present CERT research findings for the first time regarding insider theft of confidential and sensitive information such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, and personally identifiable information and industrial espionage. Tue Apr 1 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/news-at-sei/whats-new/saturn08group.html When you attend this year's SEI SATURN Workshop along with three of your coworkers, you can save 10% on the price of two SEI courses that will be colocated with the workshop April 28th and 29th: Documenting Software Architectures (DSA) and Software Architecture: Principles and Practices (SAPP). Tue Apr 1 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/08.reports/08tr007.html This report explains how to perform IMMD - a risk-based approach for determining the potential for success of an organization's incident management capability. Thu Mar 27 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/hardquestions.html All effective businesses face challenges to achieving and sustaining competitive advantage while complying with regulations. To meet these challenges, the highest performing organizations apply reference models, standards, and improvement technologies. This workshop will share current research and methods for multimodel process improvement and to gauge the current state of the practice in commercial, government, and defense organizations. Thu Mar 27 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/uls/SMART_Forum.html Held on March 6 at Carnegie Mellon University, the event brought experts involved in the ULS systems study together with community leaders interested in the growing trend toward ultra-large scale systems. Wed Mar 26 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/refmodel.html This framework provides a comprehensive roadmap that enables organizations of all sizes to establish, manage, and evaluate operational resiliency which encompasses both security and business continuity. Fri Mar 14 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/cseet.html Mead's contributions to software education and training will be acknowledged with a track devoted to her. Conference registration is open. Tue Mar 11 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/08.reports/08tr005.html The Mission Diagnostic Protocol, part of the SEI's suite of risk-based methods for assessing and managing complex projects and processes, provides a time-efficient means of analyzing the potential for success in complex and uncertain environments. Tue Mar 11 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/08.reports/08tn004.html This technical note describes the adaptation of the Mission Diagnostic to a project for the development and broad deployment of a software application. The team also derived the basis for a new success-driven framework with an integrated risk perspective. Fri Mar 7 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/uls To establish a comprehensive online destination for ultra-large-scale (ULS) systems, the SEI is introducing an expanded ULS website. Wed Feb 27 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/sepgna08.html Video-gaming systems, long-term advances in software development for the U.S. military, and what the future holds for software development will be the featured keynote topics at the SEI's 20th Annual SEPG North America 2008 Conference at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., March 17–20, 2008. Tue Feb 26 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/firstcert.html The first-ever international competition honoring best practices and advances in safeguarding the security of computer systems and networks is announced. Wed Feb 20 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/ulsrelease.html The SEI and the Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) Organization will host an expert panel of researchers, industry, and government representatives at the SMART Ultra-Large-Scale Systems Forum to highlight a research study the SEI led on ultra-large-scale (ULS) software-intensive systems. Fri Feb 15 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/ulsadv.html The SEI will serve as host for the Strengthening Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) forum that will highlight what the future holds for software-intensive systems called ultra-large-scale (ULS) systems. Wed Feb 6 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/iceccs07.html The SEI paper From PIMs to PSMs has been selected for the Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS07). It is one of only five selected for the proceedings from the UML&AADL'2007 Workshop that was co-located with ICECCS07. Tue Feb 5 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/sepgna08adv.html The SEI has served as the leader in software and systems engineering research since 1988. This year, the SEI will host more than 1,500 software and systems engineering professionals from around the world at the Tampa Convention Center for four information-filled days of professional development and networking opportunities. Wed Nov 7 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/CMMI-ACQ/index.html Developed in collaboration with General Motors, IT industry, and government, CMMI for Acquisition is poised to revolutionize the way organizations acquire or outsource their IT and technical products and services. Mon Nov 5 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/releases/msit-sem.html A collaborative effort from Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the new degree program offers a multi-disciplinary view of software engineering that can give managers a unique edge in today’s complex marketplace. Fri Nov 2 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepg/2008/ Secure your space at the premier conference on Software and Systems Process Management. Wed Oct 31 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.cert.org/podcast/show/20071030waits.html Business leaders can play a key role in computer forensics by establishing strong policies and proactively testing to ensure those policies work in tough situations. Thu Oct 18 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.cert.org/podcast/show/20071016dynes.html A business resilience argument can bridge the communication gap that often exists between information security officers and business leaders. Thu Oct 18 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tr019.html The SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge is a driver for the SEI Appraisal Program's approach to ensure quality of SCAMPI appraisals. Thu Oct 18 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tr011.html This report can serve as a guide for how to manage multiple COTS and other reusable software components in complex systems. Mon Oct 15 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/press/CMMI-ACQ/advisory.html The SEI, with support from General Motors Information Systems and Services Department, will discuss a new best practices model in its CMMI Product Suite that the SEI believes will revolutionize the way governments and business worldwide acquire their software systems and services. Sat Oct 13 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tr015.html SOA design considerations and tradeoffs are identified that can help the architecture evaluator determine and mitigate risks. Thu Oct 10 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tr014.html This report's primary goal is to describe an approach for and the mechanics of constructing an architectural model that can be analyzed based on the AADL. Tue Oct 9 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/architecture/saturn/2008/submissions.html Interested participants are encouraged to submit a proposal, including a title and an abstract, for a 20-minute presentation about their work and its relation to software architecture technology. Tue Oct 9 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tn001.html The Architecture Expert tool serves as a software architecture design assistant. It embodies knowledge of quality attributes and the relation between the achievement of quality attribute requirements and architecture design. Sat Oct 6 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tn025.html This report identifies the appropriate ties between improvement and security as well as several subsequent steps underway toward strengthening those ties. Thu Oct 4 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.cert.org/podcast/show/young.html By taking a holistic view of business resilience – similar in many ways to classical engineering – business leaders can help their operations stand up to known and unknown threats.