http://www.sei.cmu.edu/news/All SEI News for RSS Feed. This page shows a combined news, PR and announcement feed for RSS.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:14:10 +0000CommonSpot Content ServerSoftware Engineering Institute209 attendees representing 20 countries and 117 organizations convened in Minneapolis to explore numerous topics pertinent to practicing software architects at the SATURN 2013 Conference.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn-2013-wrap.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn-2013-wrap.cfmFri, 14 Jun 2013 15:02:14 +0000CERT Program researchers have drafted a guide to enable health information exchanges (HIEs) to remain resilient during cybersecurity incidents and disruptions. Developed in response to a request from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator, the guide addresses the need for maintaining continuity and security in the midst of increasing cyber threats and other disruptions.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/hie-symposium.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/hie-symposium.cfmWed, 15 May 2013 20:19:12 +0000CERT Experts Discuss Constructing a Secure Cyber Future at SEI Virtual Event. The event, held April 30, 2013, attracted more than 1,600 people from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), government, and industry. In his remarks, Pethia noted that attack technology is outpacing defense technology.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-cs-event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-cs-event.cfmWed, 15 May 2013 19:17:40 +0000At an award ceremony held at the headquarters of the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) CERT Program in Pittsburgh, Pa., Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge (ATSAIC) Ryan Moore, United States Secret Service (USSS), honored Randy Trzeciak and Todd Lewellen for their efforts and superior contributions to the law enforcement responsibilities of the Secret Service.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS-award.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS-award.cfmWed, 24 Apr 2013 18:49:13 +0000To address advances and changes in the C and C++ coding languages, and to address new threats faced by programmers working in these languages, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) researcher Robert C. Seacord has authored Secure Coding in C and C++, Second Edition.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure-coding-second-ed.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure-coding-second-ed.cfmThu, 11 Apr 2013 20:06:34 +0000On April 30, 2013, cybersecurity experts from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will present in a free, virtual event on current research and development aimed at securing an organization’s cyber future.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-vir-event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-vir-event.cfmThu, 04 Apr 2013 19:48:23 +0000Earlier this year, a team from the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Research, Technology, and Systems Solutions (RTSS) Program traveled to Camp Roberts to participate in the February 2013 JIFX event. JIFX organizers invited the RTSS team to demonstrate a number of its prototypes currently in development.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-jifx.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-jifx.cfmThu, 04 Apr 2013 18:30:09 +0000The SEI is currently hiring professionals who want to pursue their passion and work alongside world-recognized leaders in the field. If you’ve got the skills and the passion, join us at our invitational hiring event on Thursday and Friday, April 11-12, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pa.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-hiring-event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-hiring-event.cfmFri, 22 Mar 2013 19:17:15 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will co-sponsor the 2013 edition of the Software Technology Conference (STC 2013).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/stc2013.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/stc2013.cfmWed, 27 Feb 2013 19:16:11 +0000The SEI often works to transition mature technologies and processes to the broad software engineering community, and to accelerate the adoption and impact of software engineering improvements. In that spirit, the SEI has made all of its SOA Migration, Adoption and Reuse Technique (SMART) resources freely available.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SMART-Free.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SMART-Free.cfmWed, 13 Feb 2013 20:52:51 +0000Registration for the ninth annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN ) 2013 is now open. SATURN 2013 will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from April 29-May 3 and will feature three keynote presentations by leaders in the field of software architecture and project management, Mary Poppendieck, Scott Berkun, and Stephan Murer; and a special invited talk by Philippe Kruchten.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2013_Announces_Speakers.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2013_Announces_Speakers.cfmTue, 05 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000On January 16, 2013, senior researchers from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) hosted “Architecting in a Complex World.” The live, three-hour virtual event attracted more than 1,000 registered participants from 60 countries. The SEI researchers explored ways to overcome challenging aspects of complexity.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SQA-event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SQA-event.cfmWed, 30 Jan 2013 19:46:32 +0000Two SEI books published in 2012 have recently earned favorable notice, one from Forbes Magazine and the other from Intel Corporation.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-books.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-books.cfmThu, 24 Jan 2013 21:01:46 +0000Kevin R. Fall, a computer scientist and engineer with broad experience in government and industry, will join the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) January 30 as deputy director for research and chief technology officer.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Kevin-Fall-Joins-SEI.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Kevin-Fall-Joins-SEI.cfmTue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University has formed a new institute to provide services related to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The new organization, the CMMI Institute, now manages all CMMI training, certification, licensing, and appraisal services as well as future model development that were previously managed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI-Institute-Established.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI-Institute-Established.cfmThu, 10 Jan 2013 20:51:24 +0000Members of the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) technical staff will co-organize three workshops held in conjunction with the 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2013), to be held May 18-26, 2013 in San Francisco, Cal.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/icse-workshops.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/icse-workshops.cfmFri, 14 Dec 2012 20:11:13 +0000Mary Poppendieck, award-winning author and expert on Lean software development, will deliver a keynote address at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute’s annual software architecture conference. The SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) 2013 Conference, which will be held April 29 through May 3, 2013, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2013_Poppendieck_Keynote.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2013_Poppendieck_Keynote.cfmWed, 12 Dec 2012 20:06:35 +0000Technologists from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute will host Architecting in a Complex World—a virtual event beginning at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, January 16, 2013, that provides insight into architecture-centric engineering practices that reduce uncertainty in development. Attendees of this free event will be able to have their questions about agile development and architecture answered by leading researchers.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Architecting-in-a-Complex-World.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Architecting-in-a-Complex-World.cfmTue, 11 Dec 2012 19:09:00 +0000With the addition of “Documenting Software Architectures,” three of the four courses required for the SEI Software Architecture Professional certificate are available in eLearning format.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/documenting-arch.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/documenting-arch.cfmTue, 20 Nov 2012 19:50:56 +0000Now able to process an astounding 200,000 transactions per second—and a single transaction in less than 100 microseconds—the BMV trading platform can claim favorable comparison to Nasdaq OMX, NYSE Euronext, and other prominent international bourses. And BMV got there with the help of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/BMV.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/BMV.cfmTue, 06 Nov 2012 20:58:33 +0000To help developers make the most of the Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL), two SEI researchers have published Model-Based Engineering with AADL (Addison-Wesley Professional 2012).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/AADL-Guide.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/AADL-Guide.cfmTue, 16 Oct 2012 19:22:50 +0000The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) recently announced that the ninth annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minn., April 29 to May 3, 2013. The Call for Submissions is now open.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Announced-SATURN-2013.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Announced-SATURN-2013.cfmWed, 10 Oct 2012 19:02:01 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is pleased to announce the launch of the SEI Podcast Series, which features the latest research from SEI technologists in an engaging and accessible format. Podcasts will cover the SEI’s work in the fields of acquisition, service-oriented architecture, software architecture, and measurement.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Podcasts.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Podcasts.cfmMon, 01 Oct 2012 14:04:03 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) hosted more than 100 attendees at the Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium 2012 on September 17-20 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The technical program included tutorials, sessions, and keynote presentations centered on the theme Delivering Agility with Discipline.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Attendees-Focus-on-Delivering-Agility-with-Discipline-at-TSP-Symposium-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Attendees-Focus-on-Delivering-Agility-with-Discipline-at-TSP-Symposium-2012.cfmWed, 26 Sep 2012 19:59:44 +0000The Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) CERT® Program will host the ninth annual FloCon conference, FloCon 2013, January 7 – 10, 2013, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/FloCon-2013.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/FloCon-2013.cfmTue, 28 Aug 2012 15:43:18 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has announced the slate of software engineering thought-leaders who will serve as keynote speakers for the Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium 2012.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2012-Keynote-Speakers.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2012-Keynote-Speakers.cfmWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000The SEI CERT Insider Threat Center collaborated with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to conduct a study examining technical and behavioral patterns from 80 fraud cases that occurred in the U.S. Financial Services Sector between 2005 and 2012.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Study-Probes-Insider-Threat-in-Financial-Services-Sector.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Study-Probes-Insider-Threat-in-Financial-Services-Sector.cfmTue, 31 Jul 2012 17:54:31 +0000SEI and EDM Council Complete Data Management Best Practiceshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/DMM-core-content.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/DMM-core-content.cfmTue, 24 Jul 2012 17:49:36 +0000New eLearning courses offer affordable, convenient, and accessible training to a wide range of students.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/elearning-CMMI-SVC.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/elearning-CMMI-SVC.cfmThu, 19 Jul 2012 19:24:46 +0000A new tool aims to help enhance the security and reliability of the nation's electrical grid, by allowing utilities and grid operators to assess their own level of cybersecurity readiness and make an action plan for improvements.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Partners-with-DOE-and-Industry-to-Improve-Power-Grid-Cybersecurity.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Partners-with-DOE-and-Industry-to-Improve-Power-Grid-Cybersecurity.cfmTue, 17 Jul 2012 19:36:06 +0000Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College, in partnership with the CERT Program of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), announced the launch of an education and certification program for information security executives.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Launches-CISO-Executive-Education-and-Certification-Program.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Launches-CISO-Executive-Education-and-Certification-Program.cfmTue, 17 Jul 2012 10:00:00 +0000This SEI acquisition model aims to mitigate costly late-stage software development project repairs and other problems related to the "90 Percent Syndrome."http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ASP-model.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ASP-model.cfmTue, 03 Jul 2012 20:26:00 +0000The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected Paul Nielsen, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), for its Member Spotlight for June, 2012.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen-spotlight.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen-spotlight.cfmTue, 26 Jun 2012 18:56:27 +0000Stakeholders in the Department of Defense (DoD) and in industry fear multicore failure in systems such as aircraft and missiles, where lives are at stake. The SEI has taken up this challenge on several fronts.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/multicore-challenges.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/multicore-challenges.cfmThu, 21 Jun 2012 18:10:41 +0000The SEI’s should-cost estimation method produced improvements that could significantly reduce the cost of the F-22 modernization program and help meet the Office of Secretary of Defense mandate to do more without spending more.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/should-cost.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/should-cost.cfmFri, 15 Jun 2012 19:02:57 +0000SEPG Europe 2012, a premier software process improvement conference, was presented by the SEI in collaboration with IEEE Software in Madrid, Spain, on June 5-7.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEPG-Europe-2012-Conference-Offers-Global-Perspectives-on-Process-Improvement.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEPG-Europe-2012-Conference-Offers-Global-Perspectives-on-Process-Improvement.cfmFri, 15 Jun 2012 14:41:59 +0000Having successfully coordinated projects that resulted in secure coding standards for the C, C++, and Java programming languages, the CERT Secure Coding Initiative has unveiled work on a draft standard for Perl.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/draft-perl-standard.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/draft-perl-standard.cfmFri, 08 Jun 2012 20:23:15 +0000Nearly 500 software professionals worldwide joined experts from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the United States Department of Defense for “The SEI Agile Research Forum: Meeting the Challenges of Large-Scale Systems.”http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/agile-wrap.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/agile-wrap.cfmFri, 08 Jun 2012 15:05:05 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), in collaboration with IEEE Software magazine, hosted its eighth annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference this year in St. Petersburg, Florida, from May 7 through May 11. The conference program for SATURN 2012 explored themes of architecture and collaboration through a series of keynote addresses, panels, and sessions.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN-wrapup.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN-wrapup.cfmFri, 01 Jun 2012 23:07:01 +0000SEI experts team up to create integration strategy for the Department of Homeland Security's Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS). CMAS provides alerting authorities the ability to broadcast emergency alerts to customers with appropriately provisioned cell phones who are located in the geographical vicinity of cellular towers serving an affected area.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMAS.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMAS.cfmWed, 30 May 2012 14:01:28 +0000Matt Gaston, director of the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), has received a 2012 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Meritorious Award for Service to the Intelligence Community. This AFCEA award honors intelligence professionals who are making significant contributions at the tactical, intermediate, or national levels.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/gaston-afcea.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/gaston-afcea.cfmWed, 23 May 2012 18:22:43 +0000On June 4, 2012, Robert Behler will assume the role of chief operating officer (COO) at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/behler.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/behler.cfmTue, 15 May 2012 18:49:04 +0000The SEI’s CERT Program has released three software testing tools to help software engineers more options to identify and correct security vulnerabilities before the software ships.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-tool.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert-tool.cfmMon, 30 Apr 2012 18:29:29 +0000Process Authorities from Industry, Government, Academia to Keynote SEPG Europe 2012http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Copy-of-Five-Process-Authorities-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Copy-of-Five-Process-Authorities-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2012.cfmThu, 26 Apr 2012 18:01:45 +0000On May 22, the SEI will host a will host an Agile Research Forum on how Agile approaches confront the challenges of complexity, exacting regulations, and schedule pressures in the large-scale development found in government and many industry environments.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Agile-Research-Forum.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Agile-Research-Forum.cfmTue, 24 Apr 2012 17:40:53 +0000To complement its detailed research on insider threat and provide organizations a quick reference to what they could be doing now to mitigate the problem, the CERT Insider Threat Center has published The CERT Top 10 List for Winning the Battle Against Insider Threats.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider-top-10.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider-top-10.cfmWed, 18 Apr 2012 15:44:15 +0000Marking a significant milestone in its effort to improve and enrich its certification programs, the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) CERT® Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH) certification program has earned accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Bodies.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ANSI-CERT.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ANSI-CERT.cfmThu, 05 Apr 2012 15:54:09 +0000Gregory Shannon, Chief Scientist for the CERT Program at the SEI, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Gregory-Shannon-Testifies-Before-House-Committee-about-Cybersecurity-Best-Practices.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Gregory-Shannon-Testifies-Before-House-Committee-about-Cybersecurity-Best-Practices.cfmThu, 29 Mar 2012 15:34:17 +0000SEPG North America 2012 Looks Toward the Future of Process Improvement Modelshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEPG-North-America-2012-Looks-Toward-the-Future-of-Process-Improvement-Models.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEPG-North-America-2012-Looks-Toward-the-Future-of-Process-Improvement-Models.cfmMon, 26 Mar 2012 15:02:15 +0000Three software engineering and software architecture thought leaders will keynote the SATURN 2012 Conference: Andy Hunt, Michael Stal, and Douglas C. Schmidt.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2012-Conference.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2012-Conference.cfmMon, 19 Mar 2012 11:39:01 +0000Twenty years after Ward Cunningham first articulated the concept of technical debt, the problem remains a concern in the field of software engineering. Today’s larger, more complex, and more interdependent systems only exacerbate the consequences of technical debt and demand more urgent efforts to address it.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/tech-debt.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/tech-debt.cfmTue, 13 Mar 2012 15:25:50 +0000Three senior members of the SEI technical staff have achieved the status of Senior Members in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the highest grade attainable by IEEE members.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ieee-senior-members.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ieee-senior-members.cfmFri, 09 Mar 2012 21:10:08 +0000More than 630 people from 68 countries joined the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) three-hour, live virtual event entitled Architecting Software the SEI Way: Essential Steps Toward Mastery on February 28, 2012.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sw-arch-event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sw-arch-event.cfmThu, 08 Mar 2012 19:58:19 +0000The SEI's new Advanced Software Architecture Workshop will debut at the SATURN 2012 Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 7 and 8.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-SEI-Advanced-Software-Architecture-Workshop-Will-Debut-at-SATURN-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-SEI-Advanced-Software-Architecture-Workshop-Will-Debut-at-SATURN-2012.cfmMon, 05 Mar 2012 17:39:53 +0000The SEI announced the publication of the CERT Guide to Insider Threats: How to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Information Technology Crimes (Theft, Sabotage, Fraud) book. The book covers the CERT Insider Threat Center’s extensive research over the past 10 years collecting and analyzing information about more than 700 insider cybercrimes, ranging from national security espionage to theft of trade secrets.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Publishes-The-CERT-Guide-to-Insider-Threats-Book.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Publishes-The-CERT-Guide-to-Insider-Threats-Book.cfmMon, 27 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000The CERT Insider Threat Center leveraged research on more than 700 real-world cases to produce a practical and specific guide for organizational leaders and decision makers.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider-book.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider-book.cfmTue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:02 +0000Leaders in the electric power industry recently collaborated with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to build the future of the Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) at the SGMM Leadership Workshop.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SGMM-Leadership.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SGMM-Leadership.cfmFri, 17 Feb 2012 18:41:28 +0000Douglass Post, chief scientist of the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) and senior member of the technical staff at the SEI, has received the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Gold Medal Award.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Post-ASNE.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Post-ASNE.cfmWed, 15 Feb 2012 21:07:41 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will host “Architecting Software the SEI Way: Essential Steps Toward Mastery,” a free virtual event on Tuesday, February 28, from 1:00 to 4 p.m. (ET).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Hosts-Free-Software-Architecture-Virtual-Event.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Hosts-Free-Software-Architecture-Virtual-Event.cfmTue, 07 Feb 2012 14:21:22 +0000Marshalling experts from across its four programs, and also from among Carnegie Mellon University’s top faculty, the SEI developed and hosted “Technovation,” a week-long executive training lab specifically designed to support GE’s Experienced Information Management Program (EIMP).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/technovation-2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/technovation-2011.cfmFri, 03 Feb 2012 20:10:16 +0000Registration is now open for the SATURN 2012 Conference, the SEI’s annual event dedicated exclusively to software, systems, and enterprise architecture.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN-2012-Conference-Registration-Now-Open.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN-2012-Conference-Registration-Now-Open.cfmThu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:13 +0000The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named Paul Nielsen a 2012 AIAA Honorary Fellow.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen-AIAA.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen-AIAA.cfmFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:25:16 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has announced the keynote speakers for SEPG North America 2012 to be held March 12-15, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Recognized-Experts-Selected-to-Keynote-SEPG-North-America-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Recognized-Experts-Selected-to-Keynote-SEPG-North-America-2012.cfmWed, 25 Jan 2012 19:44:04 +0000The January/February 2012 issue of CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, titled "High Maturity - The Payoff" discusses the value and benefits realized by organizations that adopt high maturity CMMI Level 4 and 5 software processes.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-CrossTalk-Issue-Touts-High-level-CMMI-Maturity.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-CrossTalk-Issue-Touts-High-level-CMMI-Maturity.cfmThu, 19 Jan 2012 16:54:10 +0000Rear Admiral (retired) Edward H. (Ned) Deets, III today joined the Software Engineering Institute as CERT deputy director, Defense Cyber Solutions.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/deets.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/deets.cfmMon, 16 Jan 2012 14:59:04 +0000Members of the CERT Secure Coding Team made key contributions to security features in the new ISO/IEC standard for the C programming language.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/iso-standard.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/iso-standard.cfmMon, 09 Jan 2012 18:20:46 +0000The SEI Director’s Office recently completed an annual process to select exploratory research projects. The SEI research program strives to keep the SEI at the leading edge of software engineering and technology by establishing and funding new technical initiatives.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Agenda-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Agenda-2012.cfmMon, 09 Jan 2012 16:40:20 +0000The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently recognized Robert Nord as an ACM distinguished scientist.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nord-acm.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nord-acm.cfmThu, 15 Dec 2011 20:46:32 +0000Michael Stal and Andy Hunt, two leading thinkers in the fields of software architecture and software engineering, will deliver keynote presentations at the SATURN 2012 conference.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Stal-and-Hunt-to-Keynote-the-SATURN-2012-Conference.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Stal-and-Hunt-to-Keynote-the-SATURN-2012-Conference.cfmThu, 15 Dec 2011 17:30:01 +0000Mike Phillips, a senior member of the SEI technical staff, was recently named as an associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA is the principal society of aerospace engineers and scientists.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/phillips-aiaa.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/phillips-aiaa.cfmTue, 29 Nov 2011 20:13:00 +0000FloCon®, an open conference sponsored by the SEI’s CERT Program, provides a forum for operational network analysts, tool developers, researchers, and other parties interested in the analysis of large volumes of traffic to showcase the next generation of flow-based analysis techniques. (Flow is an abstraction of network traffic in which packets are aggregated by common attributes over time.) FloCon 2012 will take place January 9–12, 2012, in Austin, Texas.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/FloCon-2012.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/FloCon-2012.cfmMon, 21 Nov 2011 21:47:04 +0000Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced it has adopted the CERT® C Secure Coding Standard as a baseline programming standard in its product development.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisco-adopts-standard.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisco-adopts-standard.cfmWed, 16 Nov 2011 16:14:31 +0000The SEI Technologies Forum, a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) on October 20, drew more than 700 participants from five continents and 52 countries from around the globe. Attendees engaged with experts and were introduced to state-of-the-art work in the fields of cloud computing, insider threat, Agile development, software architecture, security, measurement, process improvement, and acquisition.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Technologies-Forum-Draws-Attendees-from-52-Countries.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Technologies-Forum-Draws-Attendees-from-52-Countries.cfmTue, 01 Nov 2011 19:02:02 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in October 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_oct11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_oct11.cfmTue, 01 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000Davis Systems has become the latest organization to become an SEI Strategic Partner for the Team Software Process (TSPSM).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/davis-systems.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/davis-systems.cfmWed, 19 Oct 2011 16:38:07 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in September 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_sep11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_sep11.cfmMon, 03 Oct 2011 12:58:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) hosted more than 100 attendees at the Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium 2011 on September 19-22 in Atlanta. Attendees from Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Uruguay, as well as from throughout the United States, gathered for four days of enriching tutorials, engaging interactive sessions, and informative technical presentations.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Recap.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Recap.cfmFri, 30 Sep 2011 13:58:55 +0000Greg Shannon, chief scientist for the SEI's CERT Program, testified on September 14 before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/shannon-financial-services.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/shannon-financial-services.cfmWed, 28 Sep 2011 18:29:00 +0000Technologists representing all areas of work at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute will host a day-long series of webinars beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET Thursday, October 20, 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Hosts-2011-SEI-Technologies-Forum.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Hosts-2011-SEI-Technologies-Forum.cfmMon, 26 Sep 2011 18:40:12 +0000The SEI’s CERT® Program has published the 2010 CERT Research Report. This annual report highlights the accomplishments of the CERT Program and the work it performs to successfully execute its research strategy.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2010-CERT-research-rpt.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2010-CERT-research-rpt.cfmFri, 23 Sep 2011 17:20:42 +0000SEI Director Paul Nielsen recently completed a visit to Australia where he met with top Australian officials in higher education, government, finance, the Australian military, and the Australian defense industry.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/pn-australia.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/pn-australia.cfmThu, 22 Sep 2011 18:58:02 +0000A team of software security researchers in the CERT Program at the SEI has authored The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure-java.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure-java.cfmWed, 14 Sep 2011 16:17:17 +0000The SEI released the 2011 Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) update. The update announces Version 1.2 enhancements to the entire product suite and provides updates on the worldwide community of SGMM users and partners.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-the-2011-Smart-Grid-Maturity-Model-Update.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-the-2011-Smart-Grid-Maturity-Model-Update.cfmTue, 13 Sep 2011 12:38:47 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in August 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_aug11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_aug11.cfmThu, 01 Sep 2011 18:17:28 +0000The SEI Smart Grid Maturity Model team recently introduced the Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) Navigation process to help utilities adopt SGMM and modernize the electric power grid.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SGMM-Navigators-Guide-Utilities-in-their-Smart-Grid-Transformation.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SGMM-Navigators-Guide-Utilities-in-their-Smart-Grid-Transformation.cfmMon, 29 Aug 2011 15:52:46 +0000SEPG Latin America 2011 will be held November 2-3, 2011 in Lima, Peru, on the premises of the National Society of Industries in the business heart of the city. Sponsored by the European Software Institute and supported by the Software Engineering Institute, 2011 marks the seventh annual gathering of systems and software process improvement community of Latin America.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Submit-an-Abstract-for-SEPG-Latin-America-2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Submit-an-Abstract-for-SEPG-Latin-America-2011.cfmThu, 11 Aug 2011 15:26:02 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced today the keynote speakers for the upcoming Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium to be held September 19-22, 2011, at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Keynote-Speakers-Announced.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Keynote-Speakers-Announced.cfmWed, 10 Aug 2011 12:47:03 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced today the keynote speakers for the upcoming Team Software Process (TSP) Symposium to be held September 19-22, 2011, at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Keynote-Speakers.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/TSP-Symposium-2011-Keynote-Speakers.cfmWed, 10 Aug 2011 12:33:39 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in July 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_jul11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_jul11.cfmTue, 02 Aug 2011 00:59:00 +0000Under the auspices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the SEI has undertaken a year-long project to help the Albanian government stand up a national incident management capability.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rmm-usaid.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rmm-usaid.cfmTue, 26 Jul 2011 17:46:49 +0000RTSS researchers are working to provide user-controlled system adaptation to first responders, warfighters, and others working with handheld devices in tactical environments.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/edge-programming.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/edge-programming.cfmMon, 18 Jul 2011 17:54:22 +0000Representatives from the SEI’s CERT Program recently hosted the 2011 Annual Meeting of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) with National Responsibility in Vienna, Austria. Inaugurated by CERT in 2006, the meeting provides a forum to discuss the cybersecurity challenges of nations, economies, and critical infrastructures.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/national_CSIRTS_2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/national_CSIRTS_2011.cfmFri, 08 Jul 2011 14:57:38 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in June 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_jun11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_jun11.cfmFri, 01 Jul 2011 15:50:00 +0000NDIA Space Division Elects SEI Chief Engineer to Executive Councilhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Chief-Engineer-Elected-to-NDIA-Executive-Council.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Chief-Engineer-Elected-to-NDIA-Executive-Council.cfmWed, 22 Jun 2011 19:15:41 +0000The SEI makes available eLearning version of its popular Software Product Lines course.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Product-Lines-eLearning.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Product-Lines-eLearning.cfmWed, 22 Jun 2011 17:21:52 +0000Dublin, Ireland, hosted the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and more than 150 delegates for SEPG Europe 2011 on June 7-9. Delegates from 27 countries around the world participated in three days of rich discussions regarding the present and future of Global Excellence in Software and Security.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Delegates-Gather-to-Discuss-Global-Excellence-in-Software-and-Security-at-SEPG-Europe-2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Delegates-Gather-to-Discuss-Global-Excellence-in-Software-and-Security-at-SEPG-Europe-2011.cfmThu, 16 Jun 2011 13:29:20 +0000The CERT program has launched an innovative new program designed to help organizations become more resilient in the face of operational disruption and stress.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/RMM-Users-Group.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/RMM-Users-Group.cfmTue, 07 Jun 2011 19:16:17 +0000CERT recently added a forensics challenge to the 2011 NSA Cyber Defense Exercise.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Team-Uses-XNET.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Team-Uses-XNET.cfmTue, 31 May 2011 15:37:00 +0000Stephany Bellomo was recently named the chief engineer for the Civil & Defense Agency Team at the SEI.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-Chief-Engineer-for-Civil-and-Defense-Agency-Team.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-Chief-Engineer-for-Civil-and-Defense-Agency-Team.cfmTue, 17 May 2011 19:15:11 +0000The SEI recently announced that Stephany Bellomo has been named the chief engineer for the Civil & Defense Agency Team at the SEI.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-New-Chief-Engineer-for-Civil-and-Defense-Agency-Team.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-New-Chief-Engineer-for-Civil-and-Defense-Agency-Team.cfmMon, 16 May 2011 13:05:21 +0000The SEI announced that Addison-Wesley Professional has published four new books in the SEI Series in Software Engineering.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-New-Books.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-New-Books.cfmMon, 09 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in April 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_apr11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_apr11.cfmMon, 02 May 2011 21:22:00 +0000New CMMI-Six Sigma Tool Availablehttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmi-six-sigma.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmi-six-sigma.cfmFri, 15 Apr 2011 16:26:48 +0000The SEI's Chuck Weinstock takes an in-depth look at assurance cases, why they are useful, how they are developed, and how they can be used to help assure the safety of medical devices.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Discusses-Assurance-Cases-and-Recent-FDA-Guidance-on-their-use-for-Medical-Devices.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Discusses-Assurance-Cases-and-Recent-FDA-Guidance-on-their-use-for-Medical-Devices.cfmThu, 07 Apr 2011 05:00:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today announced the four thought-leaders who will keynote SEPG Europe 2011 in Dublin, Ireland, on June 7-9, 2011. Martin Curley, Bill Curtis, James Over, and Alexander Springer will explore the theme Global Excellence in Software and Security as it relates to the changing and evolving landscape of software, software systems, process improvement, and software quality and their impact on high-quality software and systems.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Thought-Leaders-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2011-in-Dublin.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Thought-Leaders-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2011-in-Dublin.cfmWed, 06 Apr 2011 13:07:12 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today announced the four thought-leaders who will keynote SEPG Europe 2011 in Dublin, Ireland, on June 7-9, 2011. Martin Curley, Bill Curtis, James Over, and Alexander Springer will explore the theme Global Excellence in Software and Security as it relates to the changing and evolving landscape of software, software systems, process improvement, and software quality and their impact on high-quality software and systems.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Accomplished-Leaders-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2011-in-Dublin.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Four-Accomplished-Leaders-to-Keynote-SEPG-Europe-2011-in-Dublin.cfmWed, 06 Apr 2011 12:57:04 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in March 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_mar11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_mar11.cfmFri, 01 Apr 2011 21:38:00 +0000Three SEI Members were honored for their contributions, innovations, and advocacy in the software and systems engineering and cybersecurity communities.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-SEI-Members-Honored-for-Contributions-to-Software-and-Systems-Engineering.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-SEI-Members-Honored-for-Contributions-to-Software-and-Systems-Engineering.cfmThu, 31 Mar 2011 18:42:03 +0000Three SEI Members were honored for their extraordinary contributions, innovations, and advocacy in the software and systems engineering and cybersecurity communities.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Outstanding-SEI-Members-Honored-for-Contributions-to-Software-and-Systems-Engineering.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Outstanding-SEI-Members-Honored-for-Contributions-to-Software-and-Systems-Engineering.cfmThu, 31 Mar 2011 14:50:41 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and Portland, Oregon, played host for SEPG North America 2011 from March 21-24, 2011. Approximately 650 professionals convened to learn and explore topics related to The Power of Process. This four-day gathering offered quality tutorials, top-notch technical sessions, engaging keynote addresses, and plentiful networking opportunities.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Hosts-23rd-Annual-SEPG-North-America-in-Portland.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Hosts-23rd-Annual-SEPG-North-America-in-Portland.cfmThu, 31 Mar 2011 13:30:53 +0000New SEI Certificate Equips Software Developers to Succeed with SOA Implementationshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soa-certificate.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soa-certificate.cfmFri, 25 Mar 2011 15:31:02 +0000Announcement of new version of the SCAMPI MDD V1.3http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SCAMPI-MDD-V1-3.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SCAMPI-MDD-V1-3.cfmFri, 18 Mar 2011 22:02:41 +0000Three recognized leaders in the field of software engineering and software architecture will deliver keynote speeches at the SATURN 2011 Conference, May 16-20, 2011 in Burlingame, California.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2011.cfmWed, 02 Mar 2011 20:37:24 +0000Three recognized leaders in the field of software engineering and software architecture will deliver keynote addresses at the SATURN 2011 Conference.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2011-Conference.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Three-Internationally-Celebrated-Leaders-to-Keynote-SATURN-2011-Conference.cfmWed, 02 Mar 2011 15:21:25 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in February 2011http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_feb11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_feb11.cfmWed, 02 Mar 2011 01:38:00 +0000The SEI will host a free webinar on March 10, 2011 that will explore the Smart Grid Maturity Model.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Introduces-Utilities-to-the-Smart-Grid-Maturity-Model.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Introduces-Utilities-to-the-Smart-Grid-Maturity-Model.cfmThu, 24 Feb 2011 15:05:00 +0000The SEI Director’s Office selected eight independent research and development proposals for fiscal year 2011. Learn more about them.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/irads_fy11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/irads_fy11.cfmWed, 23 Feb 2011 21:36:09 +0000Technical staff members from CERT will discuss insider threat and resilience management during the RSA 2011 conference February 14-17, 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-to-Present-on-Insider-Threat-and-Resilience-Management-at-RSA-2011-Conference.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-to-Present-on-Insider-Threat-and-Resilience-Management-at-RSA-2011-Conference.cfmThu, 10 Feb 2011 20:27:00 +0000The SEI will host a free webinar by Olaf Zimmerman of IBM Research in Zurich, Switzerland introducing a novel architectural decision modeling framework.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Introduces-Decision-Guidance-for-Service-Oriented-Architecture.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Free-Software-Engineering-Institute-Webinar-Introduces-Decision-Guidance-for-Service-Oriented-Architecture.cfmWed, 02 Feb 2011 20:44:31 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in October 2010-January 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_oct10jan11.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_oct10jan11.cfmWed, 02 Feb 2011 02:47:36 +0000Organizations are encountering more cybersecurity events; however the events, on average, are costing significantly less than in the previous year, according to the 2011 CyberSecurity Watch Survey conducted by CSO magazine and sponsored by Deloitte. Twenty-eight percent of respondents have seen an increase in the number of events in the 2011 study and 19% were not impacted by any attacks, compared to 40% in the 2010 study.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cybersecurity_watch_survey_2011.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cybersecurity_watch_survey_2011.cfmMon, 31 Jan 2011 19:19:56 +0000The CERT® Program of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute announced that the CERT Resilience Management Model (CERT®-RMM) Version 1.1 has been published by Addison-Wesley Professional.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-RMM-Book-Published.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-RMM-Book-Published.cfmTue, 14 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000The CERT® Program of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute announced that the CERT Resilience Management Model (CERT®-RMM) Version 1.1 has been published by Addison-Wesley Professional.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Resilience-Management-Model-Book-Published.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Resilience-Management-Model-Book-Published.cfmTue, 14 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000The SEI’s Architecture-Centric Engineering (ACE) Initiative recently launched a new research project called architecture-based testing, which means using a system’s architecture to inform and guide the system’s testing activities. The SEI is inviting community feedback on the project.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/architecture_testing.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/architecture_testing.cfmThu, 09 Dec 2010 13:01:39 +0000Linda Northrop, Director of the Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program at the SEI, was named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Director-Named-Distinguished-Member-of-the-ACM.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Director-Named-Distinguished-Member-of-the-ACM.cfmFri, 19 Nov 2010 15:16:40 +0000The U.S. Secret Service yesterday presented its Director’s Recognition Award to two staff members of the CERT® Program, part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, for their contributions to the TJX network intrusion investigation.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS_Director_Recognition.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS_Director_Recognition.cfmThu, 11 Nov 2010 16:24:12 +0000The U.S. Secret Service yesterday presented its Director’s Recognition Award to two staff members of the CERT® Program, part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, for their contributions to the TJX network intrusion investigation.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS_Award.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/USSS_Award.cfmThu, 11 Nov 2010 16:11:12 +0000The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) recently announced that Stephen Blanchette has been named the new chief engineer for Army programs.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-New-Chief-Engineer-for-Army-Programs.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Appoints-New-Chief-Engineer-for-Army-Programs.cfmMon, 08 Nov 2010 14:59:42 +0000The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced that Stephen Blanchette has been named the new chief engineer for Army programs.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-Army-CHENG.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/New-Army-CHENG.cfmMon, 08 Nov 2010 14:21:55 +0000Watts Humphrey, founder of the Software Process Program at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and recipient of the National Medal of Technology, died today at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He was 83.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Humphrey_obituary.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Humphrey_obituary.cfmThu, 28 Oct 2010 17:53:53 +0000Watts Humphrey, founder of the Software Process Program at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and recipient of the National Medal of Technology, died Thursday, October 28 at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He was 83.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Watts-Humphrey-1927-2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Watts-Humphrey-1927-2010.cfmThu, 28 Oct 2010 17:47:47 +0000The Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University released the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Version 1.3, which includes improvements to the entire product suite: CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV), CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), and CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-New-Version-of-CMMI-Product-Suite.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-New-Version-of-CMMI-Product-Suite.cfmThu, 28 Oct 2010 13:26:42 +0000The SEI announces the release of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Version 1.3, which includes improvements to the entire product suite: CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV), CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), and CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-New-Version-of-CMMI.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Releases-New-Version-of-CMMI.cfmThu, 28 Oct 2010 13:02:11 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and IEEE Software magazine recently announced that they will collaborate for a second year on the annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference, to be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame, California, May 16-20, 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-IEEE-Software-Collaborate-for-Second-Year.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-IEEE-Software-Collaborate-for-Second-Year.cfmThu, 21 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and IEEE Software magazine recently announced that they will collaborate for a second year on the annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference, to be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame, California, May 16-20, 2011.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-IEEE-Software-Collaborate.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-IEEE-Software-Collaborate.cfmThu, 21 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) recently named Anita Carleton director of its Software Engineering Process Management (SEPM) Program.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Software-Engineering-Institute-Names-New-Program-Director.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Software-Engineering-Institute-Names-New-Program-Director.cfmThu, 14 Oct 2010 17:01:08 +0000CNN Money.com yesterday released its 2010 list of the 100 Best Jobs in America, and according to the magazine, software architect is the top job in the country.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bestjobs2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bestjobs2010.cfmTue, 12 Oct 2010 19:02:58 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in August-September 2010http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_augsep10.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_augsep10.cfmSat, 02 Oct 2010 01:50:00 +0000SEI white paper describes basics of cloud computing.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cloudcomputingbasics.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cloudcomputingbasics.cfmThu, 30 Sep 2010 22:06:28 +0000Attendees from 15 U.S. states and 10 countries around the world visited Pittsburgh, the headquarters city for the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, for the TSP Symposium 2010. Themed Changing the World of Software Engineering, the fifth annual Symposium provided seasoned users of the Team Software Process (TSP), those involved in its development and transition, and those who are new to TSP with four days of enriching tutorials, plentiful networking opportunities, and engaging presentations.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/More-than-110-Attendees-Gather-for-the-TSP-Symposium-2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/More-than-110-Attendees-Gather-for-the-TSP-Symposium-2010.cfmThu, 30 Sep 2010 17:08:07 +0000The federal government has made electronic medical records a national priority. In fact, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, has mandated the widespread adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) technologies. Health-care organizations now face the challenge of protecting patient information while minimizing the risks posed by this new requirement.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/healthcare_threats.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/healthcare_threats.cfmTue, 21 Sep 2010 11:49:26 +0000SEI white paper defines core service-oriented architecture (SOA) terms, describes three basic operations that support service-oriented systems, and discusses two common implementation technology patterns.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soaterms.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soaterms.cfmFri, 17 Sep 2010 16:00:29 +0000The CERT Insider Threat Center is pleased to announce the launch of the new Insider Threat Bloghttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Insider-Threat-Center-Launches-the-Insider-Threat-Blog.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CERT-Insider-Threat-Center-Launches-the-Insider-Threat-Blog.cfmThu, 09 Sep 2010 20:02:29 +0000Marking the second time SEPG was held in the Asia-Pacific region and the first time the conference collaborated with NASSCOM, SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 was held in dynamic Bangalore, India on August 17-19. The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute presented the conference in conjunction with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), which is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the Information Technology (IT)-Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries in India.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-NASSCOM-Host-SEPG-Asia-Pacific-2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-and-NASSCOM-Host-SEPG-Asia-Pacific-2010.cfmWed, 25 Aug 2010 15:05:49 +0000Learn more about the technical reports and technical notes published by the Software Engineering Institute in June-July 2010http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_junjul10.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_junjul10.cfmMon, 09 Aug 2010 07:15:42 +0000Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt has joined the SEI in its Arlington, Va., office as deputy director, research, and chief technology officer. Schmidt will lead the SEI in identifying and responding to the needs of sponsors, customers, and partners.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Software-Engineering-Institute-Announces-New-Chief-Technology-Officer.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Carnegie-Mellon-Software-Engineering-Institute-Announces-New-Chief-Technology-Officer.cfmTue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt has joined the SEI in its Arlington, Va., office as deputy director, research, and chief technology officer. Schmidt will lead the SEI in identifying and responding to the needs of sponsors, customers, and partners.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Announces-New-Chief-Technology-Officer.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SEI-Announces-New-Chief-Technology-Officer.cfmTue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000In this guest column, Mike Phillips discusses the CMMI Model Development Team's thoughts on harmonization and clarification of high maturity in the upcoming CMMI Version 1.3 framework.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI_focus_073010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI_focus_073010.cfmFri, 30 Jul 2010 17:16:33 +0000Process improvement, port wine, and Team Portugal were just three of the highlights from SEPG Europe 2010, which offered four days of enriching learning opportunities and networking with the Software Engineering Institute and software process improvement experts from around the world.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Process-Improvements-Professionals-from-Around-the-Globe-Gather-at-SEPG-Europe-2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Process-Improvements-Professionals-from-Around-the-Globe-Gather-at-SEPG-Europe-2010.cfmThu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:47 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is pleased to announce that the SEPG Asia-Pacific 2010 conference will be held August 17-19, 2010 in Bangalore, India. The conference will be presented in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM®).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Announces-SEPG-Asia-Pacific-2010-Conference-in-Bangalore-India.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Software-Engineering-Institute-Announces-SEPG-Asia-Pacific-2010-Conference-in-Bangalore-India.cfmThu, 15 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000Linda Northrop, director for the SEI Research, Technology, and System Solutions (RTSS) Program, provides an overview of the SEI’s work in the structure and behavior of systems in a short video now available on the SEI website.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rtssvideo.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rtssvideo.cfmFri, 09 Jul 2010 15:17:08 +0000SMART now stands for the SOA Migration, Adoption, and Reuse Technique. The new name reflects what Grace Lewis’ team learned in the course of its work: Many organizations aren’t ready to migrate their legacy systems, or they need a greater understanding of what it means to move to a SOA environment. SMART has evolved to accommodate such organizations. “Migration is still a main interest, but there are other entry points into the SOA world” states Lewis.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SMARTupdate.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SMARTupdate.cfmTue, 06 Jul 2010 14:00:14 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year contract extension, with a face value of $584 million, from the U.S. government through June 2015.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/contract2010_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/contract2010_news.cfmWed, 30 Jun 2010 12:19:55 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year contract extension, with a face value of $584 million, from the U.S. government through June 2015.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/contract2010_pressrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/contract2010_pressrelease.cfmWed, 30 Jun 2010 12:06:51 +0000Four recognized leaders in the process improvement industry have been announced as the keynote speakers at SEPG Europe 2010, June 28 – July 1 in Porto, Portugal. The flagship conference for process professionals, SEPG Europe is an annual gathering where the process community comes together to learn, network, and build their skills in process improvement in software and systems engineering as a means to achieving superior performance.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_e2010_keynotes_pressrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_e2010_keynotes_pressrelease.cfmWed, 09 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000Four recognized leaders in the process improvement industry have been announced as the keynote speakers at SEPG Europe 2010, June 28 – July 1 in Porto, Portugal. The flagship conference for process professionals, SEPG Europe is an annual gathering where the process community comes together to learn, network, and build their skills in process improvement in software and systems engineering as a means to achieving superior performance.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_e2010_keynotes.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_e2010_keynotes.cfmWed, 09 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000Software, system, and enterprise architecture practitioners and experts from around the world convened from May 17 to 21 for the sixth annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference where they participated in lively exchanges about developing, acquiring, and maintaining software-intensive systems. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Architecture-Practitioners-Gather-to-Discuss-the-Latest-Techniques-and-Practices.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Architecture-Practitioners-Gather-to-Discuss-the-Latest-Techniques-and-Practices.cfmThu, 03 Jun 2010 19:53:34 +0000The IEEE Computer Society recently announced that Infosys Technologies Ltd., headquartered in Bangalore, India, has received the 2009 Software Process Achievement Award.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SPAaward_2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SPAaward_2010.cfmThu, 03 Jun 2010 19:21:57 +0000New technical reports and technical notes were published recently by the Software Engineering Institute. For the latest SEI technical reports and papers see http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/reportspapers.cfm.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_may10.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/reports_may10.cfmMon, 24 May 2010 18:24:44 +0000The Software Engineering Institute is pleased to join with IEEE Software to award the IEEE Software Onsite Awards at the SATURN 2010 conference in Minneapolis, May 17-21, 2010. These honorary awards will be based directly on feedback from conference attendees.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_onsiteawards.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_onsiteawards.cfmThu, 06 May 2010 15:28:44 +0000A new book by Watts Humphrey, National Medal of Technology Winner and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), has just been published by Addison-Wesley as the latest installment in the SEI Series in Software Engineering. The book offers management insights and advice collected from Humphrey’s previously published books, articles, and interviews.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Humphrey_Reflections.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Humphrey_Reflections.cfmMon, 03 May 2010 18:40:28 +0000The days of primarily hardware-centric, proprietary systems have rapidly transitioned to system of system (SOS) and ultra-large systems in netted environments. These SOS architectures now form the foundation for the cyber environment, within which we conduct all of our societal, economic, infrastructure, industry, defense and intelligence key functions, and work. The dynamics of this arena dictate different approaches for conducting game-changing R&Dhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_sstc2010keynote.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_sstc2010keynote.cfmMon, 03 May 2010 18:23:27 +0000The CERT Program of the Software Engineering Institute recently published the CERT Research Annual Report 2009. The report describes how CERT research advanced the field of information and systems security during 2009.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert_researchreport2009.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert_researchreport2009.cfmMon, 12 Apr 2010 18:57:08 +0000CSAB Fellow Lawrence G. Jones was elected to serve as Board Representative to the ABET Board Executive Committee, becoming the first computing professional to serve in that capacity.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Senior-Member-of-the-Technical-Staff-Becomes-First-Computing-Professional-to-Serve-on-ABET-Committee.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Senior-Member-of-the-Technical-Staff-Becomes-First-Computing-Professional-to-Serve-on-ABET-Committee.cfmThu, 08 Apr 2010 15:57:29 +0000Mary Shaw, the Alan J. Perlis Professor of Computer Science in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named the recipient of the first Nancy Mead Award for Excellence in Software Engineering Education.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/mead_award2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/mead_award2010.cfmThu, 08 Apr 2010 15:27:18 +0000There are several ways to learn about software architecture. You could read Software Architecture Principles and Practices, Second Edition by Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman. You could join the software architecture community and comment on insightful blog posts and forums. You could take a class such as the Software Architecture Principles and Practices course, which is available both at the SEI and online. But did you know that you can also learn about essential software architecture principles and practices by playing a board game?http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/boardgame.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/boardgame.cfmThu, 08 Apr 2010 14:57:24 +0000The SEI Partner Network honored the first organizations to celebrate 15 years of partnership with the SEI. Three SEI Partners—Institute for Software Process Improvement, Integrated System Diagnostics, and Process Focus Management—began collaborating with the SEI in 1994 as “transition partners.”http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/15yearPartners_annouce.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/15yearPartners_annouce.cfmFri, 02 Apr 2010 15:59:16 +0000SEI report discusses what to test for and how to test in service-oriented environments, such as SOAs. Report makes 65 recommendations to improve testing effectiveness.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soatestingreport.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soatestingreport.cfmFri, 02 Apr 2010 15:43:20 +0000Present-day practice is inadequate for developing justified confidence in software’s impact on system reliability. The inadequacies are especially obvious when dealing with systems of systems.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sysereliabilitypaper.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sysereliabilitypaper.cfmFri, 02 Apr 2010 14:42:03 +0000Members of the Team Software Process (TSP) team at the SEI have developed and launched a new course that presents the SEI’s new fast track to process improvement, the Accelerated Improvement Method (AIM). The course, called Implementing CMMI for High Performance, an Executive Seminar,” is offered for the first time at the SEI in Pittsburgh on April 19. The course also is available for onsite delivery.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newcourse_AIM.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newcourse_AIM.cfmWed, 31 Mar 2010 18:25:15 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Member Awards for leadership in software and systems engineering were presented Tuesday, March 23, at the SEPG North America 2010 conference in Savannah, Ga.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/member_awards_2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/member_awards_2010.cfmWed, 31 Mar 2010 17:54:53 +0000The SEI’s Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) is a leading method of software architecture evaluation, and many groups and organizations have used it to improve their software-reliant systems. A study of the impact of ATAM evaluations on the Army was reported in the SEI’s technical note “Impact of Army Architecture Evaluations,” written by Rod Nord, John Bergey, Stephen Blanchette, and Mark Klein. However, the Army isn’t the only organization benefiting from the ATAM.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/aag_SATURN10.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/aag_SATURN10.cfmThu, 25 Mar 2010 15:57:53 +0000Two highly respected organizations halfway around the world from each other recently signed agreements to become SEI strategic partners for the Team Software Process (TSP). Next Process Institute, Kawasaki, Japan, and Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey), Mexico, are now authorized to offer TSP services that previously were not available locally.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/strategic_partner_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/strategic_partner_news.cfmMon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:38 +0000Wayne R. Longcore, recognized industry thought leader and key contributor to the nation’s high profile efforts to modernize the electric power grid, will deliver a keynote address at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) 2010 Conference, May 17-21, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn., the SEI announced today.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/longcore_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/longcore_news.cfmWed, 10 Mar 2010 12:46:24 +0000Wayne R. Longcore, recognized industry thought leader and key contributor to the nation’s high profile efforts to modernize the electric power grid, will deliver a keynote address at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) 2010 Conference, May 17-21, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn., the SEI announced today.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/longcore_pressrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/longcore_pressrelease.cfmTue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:35 +0000Carnegie Mellon University staff within CERT, part of the Software Engineering Institute, and CyLab announced that a robust tool has been developed by a team of Carnegie Mellon Master of Software Engineering (MSE) students to support Security Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/squaretool_announce.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/squaretool_announce.cfmMon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +0000The Software Engineering Institute announced today that SEI Director and CEO Paul D. Nielsen has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_nae_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_nae_news.cfmThu, 18 Feb 2010 19:15:45 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute announced today that Paul D. Nielsen has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_nae_pressrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_nae_pressrelease.cfmThu, 18 Feb 2010 19:07:25 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) extends its condolences to the family of U.S. Representative John M. Murtha who died Monday, February 8. Murtha represented Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District since 1974 and was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Murtha_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Murtha_news.cfmMon, 15 Feb 2010 15:34:12 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) extends its condolences to the family of U.S. Representative John M. Murtha who died Monday, February 8. Murtha represented Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District since 1974 and was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Murtha_pressrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/Murtha_pressrelease.cfmMon, 15 Feb 2010 15:26:47 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has announced the opening of registration and the availability of the preliminary program for the sixth annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2010_Registration.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SATURN_2010_Registration.cfmWed, 03 Feb 2010 20:09:00 +0000Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them, according to the 2010 Cyber Security Watch Survey conducted by CSO magazine, the leading resource for security professionals, and sponsored by Deloitte’s Center for Security & Privacy Solutions.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cyber_sec_watch_2010_release.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cyber_sec_watch_2010_release.cfmMon, 25 Jan 2010 14:41:08 +0000Echoing writer Mark Twain and others, rumors of the death of service-oriented architecture (SOA) have been “greatly exaggerated.” Even more, SOA seems to be thriving a year after the influential Burton Group Application Platform Blog penned its obituary (“SOA met its demise on January 1, 2009”).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SOA_notdead.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/SOA_notdead.cfmMon, 25 Jan 2010 13:08:16 +0000Terry Roberts, executive director of the Acquisition Support Program/Interagency and Cyber at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will serve as a panelist at the AFCEA West 2010 conference in San Diego to discuss Cyber Issues: What Should Be the Priorities?http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_afcea10_announce.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_afcea10_announce.cfmFri, 22 Jan 2010 16:48:17 +0000Terry Roberts, executive director of the Acquisition Support Program/Interagency and Cyber at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will serve as a panelist at AFCEA West 2010 to discuss Cyber Issues: What Should Be the Priorities? The panel discussion will take place Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_afcea10_release.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_afcea10_release.cfmFri, 22 Jan 2010 16:26:05 +0000This year, the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). While the Institute celebrates its past accomplishments, it is ready to tackle the new and upcoming technology challenges in software and systems engineering.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/25th_anniv_news.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/25th_anniv_news.cfmTue, 19 Jan 2010 18:30:44 +0000This year, the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). While the Institute celebrates its past accomplishments, it is ready to tackle the new and upcoming technology challenges in software and systems engineering.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/25th_anniv.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/25th_anniv.cfmTue, 19 Jan 2010 16:27:57 +0000Presentations from the 9th annual NDIA CMMI Technology Conference and User Group are now available.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI-NDIA2009-Presentations.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/CMMI-NDIA2009-Presentations.cfmMon, 18 Jan 2010 20:24:47 +0000A new article about CMMI Version 1.3 appears in the January-February 2010 issue of CrossTalk, the Journal of Defense Software Engineering.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/V13-Crosstalk.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/V13-Crosstalk.cfmFri, 15 Jan 2010 19:59:17 +0000Recognized as a pioneer and leader of the near-shore services industry in Mexico, Agustin De La Maza has been announced as a keynote speaker at SEPG North America 2010, March 21 – 25, 2010, in Savannah, Georgia.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_delamaza_PR.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_delamaza_PR.cfmWed, 06 Jan 2010 19:39:09 +0000Recognized as a pioneer and leader of the near-shore services industry in Mexico, Agustin De La Maza has been announced as a keynote speaker at SEPG North America 2010, March 21 – 25, 2010, in Savannah, Georgia.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_delamaza.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_delamaza.cfmWed, 06 Jan 2010 19:19:26 +0000In recent months, technology news headlines have been dominated by cloud computing—a large-scale model in which computing power, software, storage services, and platforms are delivered on demand to external customers. The latest news came in mid-September with the announcement of apps.gov, a government website where federal agencies will be able to buy cloud computing applications and services to replace on-site systems.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cloudcomputing.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cloudcomputing.cfmWed, 09 Dec 2009 13:32:31 +0000Len Bass talks with Matt Deacon in a segment of Talking Architectshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bassonarchitects.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bassonarchitects.cfmMon, 30 Nov 2009 19:13:56 +0000The SEI and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) recently began a one-year engagement that aims to develop a comprehensive approach to overcome deficiencies with the testing now being done to validate software and system reliability.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/amrdec_roadmap.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/amrdec_roadmap.cfmTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:13 +0000From 1998 to 2008, Watts Humphrey took readers of news@sei and its predecessor SEI Interactive on a process-improvement journey, step by step, in his column Watts New. Enjoy vintage Watts New columns Watts New Collection.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/wattsnew.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/wattsnew.cfmTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:31 +0000Throughout the first day of competition, Poland and Australia were jockeying for the lead, but at the end of the two-day challenge, it was Australia in first place among the 29 competing teams from 20 countries. No, it wasn’t the Olympics or World Cup; the five-person Australia 1 team took first place in the Tactical Response and Analysis Challenge (TRAC) conducted by the SEI’s CERT Program as part of the weeklong International Cyber Defense Workshop (ICDW), which concluded November 13.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert_TRAC.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert_TRAC.cfmTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:46:51 +0000Students are invited to submit poster presentations for consideration for SEPG North America 2010, to be held March 22-25 in Savannah, Georgia.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgnastudents.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgnastudents.cfmTue, 03 Nov 2009 21:35:21 +0000Acclaimed author and leader of the Agile movement Jim Highsmith has been announced as a keynote speaker for the SEI Architecture Technology User Network Conference (SATURN 2010), May 17 to 21, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn2010_highsmith.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn2010_highsmith.cfmThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:33:41 +0000Acclaimed author and leader of the Agile movement Jim Highsmith has been announced as a keynote speaker for the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Architecture Technology User Network Conference (SATURN 2010), May 17–21, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minn.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn10_highsmith.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn10_highsmith.cfmThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:05:48 +0000Recently, several technical staff members at the SEI were recognized by their peers for their contributions to science, technology, and software engineering.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/assn_recog.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/assn_recog.cfmMon, 19 Oct 2009 18:19:01 +0000A new course from the Software Engineering Institute, Advanced Topics in Service-Oriented Architecture, provides guidance in four key areas: architecture and design, governance, security, and testing.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/advanced-soa.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/advanced-soa.cfmWed, 14 Oct 2009 02:50:19 +0000Two new one-day courses from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) give individuals and organizations greater preparation for SOA adoption; both will be offered for the first time in 2010.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soa-oneday.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/soa-oneday.cfmWed, 14 Oct 2009 02:33:46 +0000Registration is open for SEPG North America 2010, the annual gathering spot for software, systems, and service process champions from around the world, to be held March 22-25, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia. Register at the super early bird rate and save $300 off the registration rate. Only 100 super early bird registrations are available.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna2010reg.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna2010reg.cfmWed, 07 Oct 2009 13:45:47 +0000OSATE 2.0 is a new release of a tool suite for the analysis of architectural models created using version 2 of the AADL standard.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/osate2.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/osate2.cfmTue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:00 +0000October 6, 2009—The inaugural SEPG Asia-Pacific conference was held September 16-18 in Osaka, Japan. Delegates came from 13 different countries for the first SEPG conference for process professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_ap2009.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepg_ap2009.cfmTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:51:04 +0000September 30, 2009—This fall, the SEI kicks off the second year of the SEI Webinar Series, a new delivery method that brings the latest research, best practices and solutions developed at the SEI directly to the global community of software and systems engineers and security specialists.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/webinars_2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/webinars_2010.cfmWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:17:02 +0000Looking for training opportunities for next year? We’ve recently updated our training schedule to include course dates for 2010.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/courses_2010.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/courses_2010.cfmWed, 30 Sep 2009 14:42:59 +0000The SEI and IEEE Software magazine agreed recently to collaborate on the 6th Annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) conference, to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., May 17 to 21, 2010.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn_ieeesw.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn_ieeesw.cfmWed, 23 Sep 2009 14:44:52 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and IEEE Software magazine agreed recently to collaborate on the 6th Annual SEI Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Conference, to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., May 17 to 21, 2010.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ieee_saturn.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ieee_saturn.cfmWed, 23 Sep 2009 14:12:11 +0000The SEI eLearning version of Software Architecture: Principles and Practices puts you in control of what to learn, as well as when and where to learn it—at about half the cost of the classroom course.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sapp-vte.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sapp-vte.cfmFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website that focuses on solutions for software engineering problems.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newwebsite.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newwebsite.cfmMon, 31 Aug 2009 04:01:00 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website that focuses on solutions for software engineering problems. The new site provides visitors with significant improvements in navigation, accessibility, and appearance.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newsite.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/newsite.cfmFri, 28 Aug 2009 19:57:32 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, and Needham, MA, USA, August 19, 2009—The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Object Management Group (OMG) today announced a partnership to sponsor the Consortium of IT Software Quality (CISQ), an industry-led initiative to address the measurement of critical IT application quality attributes.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cisq.cfmWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:42:40 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, July 30, 2009—Paul D. Nielsen, director and CEO of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), has been reappointed to a second five-year term, announced Mark Kamlet, executive vice president and provost of Carnegie Mellon University.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_reappointment_release.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_reappointment_release.cfmThu, 30 Jul 2009 15:15:32 +0000Paul D. Nielsen, director and CEO of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), has been reappointed to a second five-year term, announced Mark Kamlet, executive vice president and provost of Carnegie Mellon University.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_reappointment.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_reappointment.cfmThu, 30 Jul 2009 12:09:06 +0000SEI Director and CEO Paul D. Nielsen testified before the United States House of Representatives Defense Acquisition Reform Panel of the Committee on Armed Services on July 9, 2009, on the challenges and opportunities the Armed Services face in defense acquisition.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_testify.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsen_testify.cfmTue, 21 Jul 2009 18:06:03 +0000CERT has begun releasing individual process areas of the CERT Resiliency Management Model, v1.0, a capability model for operational resiliency management.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/resiliencymodel.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/resiliencymodel.cfmFri, 17 Jul 2009 19:26:15 +0000It’s a frequent yet unintended mistake among software developers. A software developer copies a string in memory, but in doing so, unwittingly creates a vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to execute malicious code.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure_coding.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/secure_coding.cfmFri, 17 Jul 2009 17:55:14 +0000New Initiative Extends the SEI’s Proven Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and CERT Resiliency Management Model to Meet Challenges in the Financial Industryhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/dmm_model.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/dmm_model.cfmThu, 16 Jul 2009 18:27:29 +0000The Software Engineering Institute announced recently that Terry W. Roberts recently joined the SEI in its Arlington, Va., office as executive director of the Acquisition Support Program (ASP)/Interagency and Cyber.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_announcement.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/roberts_announcement.cfmThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:58:56 +0000The Framework for Software Product Line Practice is a web-based document that describes essential activities and practices that organizations must master in order to successfully adopt a product line approach.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/splframework.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/splframework.cfmMon, 01 Jun 2009 16:31:27 +0000Test News/Announcement/PR Displayhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/test/gary/test-news-announcement-pr.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/test/gary/test-news-announcement-pr.cfmFri, 29 May 2009 12:51:21 +0000The SEI is pleased to announce that the Migrating Legacy Systems to SOA Environments is now available in its eLearning format.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-elearning.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sei-elearning.cfmThu, 28 May 2009 15:45:25 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, March 30, 2009—IBM and a group of leading utilities—the Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition—today announced that they handed-over stewardship of their Smart Grid Maturity Model to the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI). As progressive utilities around the globe modernize power grids with digital technology, executives want to know that making the grid smarter is the right thing to do and they want to know how to do it.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2009-03-30-smartgrid.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2009-03-30-smartgrid.cfmMon, 30 Mar 2009 04:28:00 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, February 25, 2009 - The second international competition honoring best practices and advances in safeguarding the security of computer systems and networks was announced today by FIRST (the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) and the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/firstcert09.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/firstcert09.cfmWed, 25 Feb 2009 15:01:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced today a strategic relationship with the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) at Hanscom Air Force Base to become licensed as an SEI Partner in the SEI's Service Migration and Reuse Technique (SMART). ESC is the first U.S. government organization to license the SEI's SMART methodology.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/esc.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/esc.cfmTue, 24 Feb 2009 14:57:00 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, February 10, 2009 – Richard D. Pethia, director of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT Program has been named a recipient of the 2009 CSO Compass Award sponsored by CSO Magazine. The CSO Compass Award recognizes individuals for their leadership and ability to execute security strategy while bringing business value.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2009-02-10-news-pethia.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2009-02-10-news-pethia.cfmTue, 10 Feb 2009 20:30:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is proud to announce that Peter Feiler was honored at the Carnegie Science Center with its 2009 Information Technology Award. The Information Technology Award recognizes innovation in the development and commercialization of an information-technology-based solution resulting in significant business impact.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/feiler.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/feiler.cfmThu, 29 Jan 2009 16:25:00 +0000Pittsburgh, PA, January 20, 2009 – The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is proud to announce that Watts Humphrey, SEI Fellow, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/watts.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/watts.cfmTue, 20 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +0000Society's increased dependency on networked software systems has been matched by an increase in the number of attacks aimed at these systems. The attacks – directed at governments, corporations, educational institutions, and individuals – have resulted in financial loss, the loss and compromise of sensitive data, system damage, and lost productivity and are most often enabled by common software vulnerabilities.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/securecodingtool.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/securecodingtool.cfmTue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:00 +0000The recent U.S. Department of Justice indictment of 11 individuals responsible for the largest identity theft case in history was possible in part due to the efforts of the CERT® Program at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI). U.S. House of Representatives John Murtha, Mike Doyle, and Jason Altmire recognized the program's efforts during a visit to the university in which the SEI, Carnegie Mellon CyLab, and School of Computer Science programs showcased some of the university’s latest research and technology initiatives.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certforensics.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certforensics.cfmThu, 04 Sep 2008 18:41:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) today announced plans to launch a new Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) and Six Sigma course in December 2008 titled CMMI and Six Sigma: Strategies for Implementation.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmisixsigma.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmisixsigma.cfmFri, 01 Aug 2008 20:15:00 +0000"Over the last 15 years, the SEI has become a sort of mecca for software architecture—a place where anyone who is doing any work related to software architecture must go." With those words, keynote speaker Philippe Kruchten spoke to the importance and influence the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has had in the world of software architecture at the Fourth Annual SEI Software Architecture Technology User Network (SATURN) Workshop held April 30 – May 1, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pa.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn08post.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/saturn08post.cfmFri, 06 Jun 2008 19:54:00 +0000SEPG Europe 2008 offers the latest in research and development in software and systems process management.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgeurope2008.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgeurope2008.cfmMon, 02 Jun 2008 19:51:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced the recipients of the fifth annual SEI Member Awards at its SEPG North America 2008 Conference in Tampa, Florida. The annual awards program honors those members who demonstrate strong representation, contribution, and advocacy to the SEI Membership program.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2008memberawards.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2008memberawards.cfmTue, 15 Apr 2008 20:14:00 +0000On Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute CERT researchers Dawn Cappelli and Andrew Moore will cover insider threat trends and patterns based detailed analysis of over 250 actual cases of insider threat.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rsaadv.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/rsaadv.cfmSat, 05 Apr 2008 15:59:00 +0000http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/hardquestions.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/hardquestions.cfmThu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT Program, together with the Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC), announced the availability of the CERT® Resiliency Engineering Framework. 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.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/refmodel.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/refmodel.cfmWed, 26 Mar 2008 19:38:00 +0000Nancy R. Mead, a senior member of the technical staff in the CERT Program at the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will receive special recognition at the upcoming IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEET).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cseet.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cseet.cfmFri, 14 Mar 2008 15:15:00 +0000Video-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 Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) 20th Annual SEPG North America 2008 Conference.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna08.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna08.cfmWed, 27 Feb 2008 19:14:00 +0000The first-ever international competition honoring best practices and advances in safeguarding the security of computer systems and networks is announced today by the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) and Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/firstcert.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/firstcert.cfmTue, 26 Feb 2008 20:05:00 +0000http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsrelease.cfmWed, 20 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (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.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsadv.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsadv.cfmFri, 15 Feb 2008 20:57:00 +0000he Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) ) paper From PIMs to PSMs has been selected for the Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS07).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/iceccs07.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/iceccs07.cfmThu, 07 Feb 2008 16:31:00 +0000The 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.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna08adv.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sepgna08adv.cfmTue, 05 Feb 2008 19:16:00 +0000Today, the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) - along with General Motors’ Information Systems and Services (GM IS&S) department and top officials from HP, Capgemini and the U.S. government - formally unveiled a comprehensive new model, called CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), that it believes will revolutionize the way governments and businesses worldwide acquire or outsource their software-intensive systems and services.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiacq.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiacq.cfmWed, 07 Nov 2007 21:11:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, with support from General Motors Information Systems & Services (IS&S) 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.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiacqadvisory.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiacqadvisory.cfmWed, 07 Nov 2007 19:30:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University introduced the Master of Science in Information Technology, Software Engineering Management (MSIT-SEM) degree. 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.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/msitsem.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/msitsem.cfmMon, 05 Nov 2007 16:49:00 +0000http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ref.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ref.cfmMon, 24 Sep 2007 19:36:00 +0000CSO magazine today releases results of the 2007 E-Crime Watch Survey. This year's study revealed that while security events and electronic crimes were steady against last year's findings, there are real concerns that security executives may be becoming over confident.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2007ecrime.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2007ecrime.cfmTue, 11 Sep 2007 20:11:00 +0000This message from the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a reminder to the process improvement community about the sunset dates for the Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) Version 1.1, Software-CMM®(SW-CMM®), and their accompanying training materials and appraisal methods.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sunset.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/sunset.cfmThu, 19 Jul 2007 16:10:00 +0000PITTSBURGH, PA, July 18, 2007—Linda Northrop, program director of the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Product Line Systems Program, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGPLAN, the subgroup of ACM that focuses on programming languages. The award is given on the basis of value and degree of services to the programming languages community, including conferences, publications, and local activities.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2007-07-18-northrop.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2007-07-18-northrop.cfmWed, 18 Jul 2007 15:53:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) was the recipient of the 2007 Bronze Anvil Award, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This is the highest award given by PRSA at the national level for individual tactics.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/annualreport.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/annualreport.cfmMon, 18 Jun 2007 20:22:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced that John R. Bramer joined the SEI as the director of the SEI’s Program Integration Directorate, the business development function of the SEI.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bramer.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bramer.cfmMon, 14 May 2007 20:20:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced publication of Ultra-Large-Scale Systems: The Software Challenge of the Future (ISBN 0-9786956-0-7). Available on the Web at www.sei.cmu.edu/uls, the report is the product of a 12-month study of ultra-large-scale (ULS) systems software that the SEI conducted on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsreport.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ulsreport.cfmMon, 10 Jul 2006 20:02:00 +0000—The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) and the Qatar Supreme Council for Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) announced a partnership to establish Qatar CERT (Q-CERT).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/qatarcertrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/qatarcertrelease.cfmThu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:00 +0000The Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) Corporation, in coordination with the government/industry/SEI CMMI Steering Group, announced a joint effort to create a new business process improvement model for companies looking to source information technology capabilities from third-party suppliers.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seigm.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seigm.cfmTue, 15 Nov 2005 17:08:00 +0000The Department of Homeland Security and Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) launched a secure, web-based software assurance portal called Build Security In (BSI). The Portal, which can be accessed at http://buildsecurityin.us-cert.gov, offers best practices, tools and other resources to help software developers, architects and security practitioners create more secure and reliable software.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bsi2005.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bsi2005.cfmMon, 03 Oct 2005 20:25:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has received a five-year contract renewal, funded at $411 million, from the U.S. government through June 2010.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2005contract.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/2005contract.cfmSun, 05 Jun 2005 20:17:00 +0000Results from the 2005 E-Crime Watch survey, conducted among security executives and law enforcement personnel by CSO magazine in cooperation with the United States Secret Service and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT® Coordination Center, reveal the fight against electronic crimes (e-crimes) may be paying off. Thirteen percent (13%) of the 819 survey respondents—more than double the 6% from the 2004 survey—report the total number of e-crimes (and network, system or data intrusions) decreased from the previous year; 35% report an increase in e-crimes and 30% report no change.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ecrime2005.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ecrime2005.cfmTue, 03 May 2005 18:59:00 +0000Watts S. Humphrey, a fellow of the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has been awarded the 2003 National Medal of Technology, the highest honor awarded by the President of the United States to America’s leading innovators. A formal ceremony will take place March 14, 2005 at the White House.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/wattsrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/wattsrelease.cfmTue, 15 Feb 2005 17:15:00 +0000Second in a Series of Reports Focusing on Insider Threats to Information Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectorshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider2005.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insider2005.cfmSat, 01 Jan 2005 20:18:00 +0000First of a Series of Reports to Focus on Threats to Information Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectorshttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insiderthreatrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/insiderthreatrelease.cfmTue, 24 Aug 2004 19:23:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University Names Paul D. Nielsen Director of the Software Engineering Institutehttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsenrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/nielsenrelease.cfmMon, 12 Jul 2004 15:51:00 +0000The 2004 E-Crime Watch survey conducted among security and law enforcement executives by CSO magazine in cooperation with the United States Secret Service and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT® Coordination Center, shows a significant number of organizations reporting an increase in electronic crimes (e-crimes) and network, system or data intrusions. Forty-three percent (43%) of respondents report an increase in e-crimes and intrusions versus the previous year and 70% report at least one e-crime or intrusion was committed against their organization.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ecrimerelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/ecrimerelease.cfmTue, 25 May 2004 19:02:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University launches an integrated initiative designed to ensure safety for every computer logon, including a broad range of home users to small businesses and large corporations.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/news/releases/cylab.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/news/releases/cylab.cfmWed, 22 Oct 2003 20:47:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a partnership with the university’s CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) to create US-CERT, a coordination point for prevention, protection, and response to cyber attacks across the Internet.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/uscert.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/uscert.cfmMon, 15 Sep 2003 19:50:00 +0000Stephen E. Cross, director and chief executive officer of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), has announced that he will be leaving the SEI to become a vice president at Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, effective September 1, 2003.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/crossgeorgia.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/crossgeorgia.cfmThu, 12 Jun 2003 18:23:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) hosted U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and representatives from the U.S. Army Reserve’s Chief Information Officer’s office today for the launch of a new partnership between the SEI and the Army Reserve Information Operations Command (ARIOC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/armyrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/armyrelease.cfmThu, 17 Apr 2003 19:43:00 +0000The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, have forged a strategic partnership that combines APL's proven systems engineering experience with SEI's advanced software expertise.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/jhuapl.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/jhuapl.cfmFri, 22 Nov 2002 21:08:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University announces the international expansion of its Software Engineering Institute (SEI) with the opening of an office at An der Welle 4 in central Frankfurt, Germany today.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seieurope.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seieurope.cfmTue, 15 Oct 2002 17:56:00 +0000Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute Hosts TIDE Conference for Small Manufacturershttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/tiderelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/tiderelease.cfmFri, 20 Sep 2002 16:12:00 +0000On May 1, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), represented by SEI Director Dr. Stephen E. Cross, and MITRE, represented by Al Grasso, senior vice president and general manager of the Washington Command, Control and Communications (C3) Center at MITRE, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a collaboration to improve the software-intensive C4ISR (command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) system acquisition processes of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/mitrerelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/mitrerelease.cfmThu, 30 May 2002 15:45:00 +0000Two of the world's leading Internet security groups have signed a collaborative agreement to formalize their working partnership.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/auscertrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/auscertrelease.cfmTue, 21 Aug 2001 18:26:00 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership to improve software education and training opportunities for members of the defense acquisition workforce.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/daurelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/daurelease.cfmTue, 24 Jul 2001 15:21:00 +0000In the wake of an array of high-profile Internet security breaches, a new alliance was formally launched today. The Internet Security Alliance (ISA) is a response to the urgent economic security challenge posed by a growing dependence on e-commerce. ISA aims to enhance the information security of member companies and, ultimately, the greater Internet community worldwide.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/isalaunchrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/isalaunchrelease.cfmThu, 19 Apr 2001 15:35:00 +0000A newly discovered vulnerability in arguably the Internet’s single most important software package threatens the Internet’s integrity. On Monday, January 29, the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) and the COVERT Labs at PGP Security simultaneously released advisories describing serious new vulnerabilities in BIND, the most commonly used software for domain name system (DNS) servers.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bindrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/bindrelease.cfmMon, 29 Jan 2001 21:18:00 +0000CMMI-SE/SW Version 1.0, an integrated model for systems engineering and software engineering improvement, was released on August 11, 2000.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiv1release.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiv1release.cfmMon, 14 Aug 2000 18:10:00 +0000http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cybersummitadvisoryrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cybersummitadvisoryrelease.cfmWed, 19 Jul 2000 18:54:00 +0000The U.S. government has renewed its contract with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seicontractrenewalrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/seicontractrenewalrelease.cfmWed, 21 Jun 2000 17:51:00 +0000The CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is fighting a new computer virus called the Love Letter virus. As of 11:30 EDT this morning, the CERT/CC had received more than 120 reports of the virus, which affected 233,393 computers.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/loveletterwormrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/loveletterwormrelease.cfmThu, 04 May 2000 15:43:00 +0000The CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has been named the “best security idea or practice” of 1999 by SC Magazine, formerly Secure Computing.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/scawardrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/scawardrelease.cfmMon, 24 Apr 2000 16:04:00 +0000U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-18) and Dr. Stephen E. Cross, Director of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), launched a benchmark program today, the Doyle Technology Insertion Demonstration and Evaluation (Doyle-TIDE) Program.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/dtiderelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/dtiderelease.cfmMon, 06 Mar 2000 16:23:00 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University, will open the CERT Analysis Center. The CERT Analysis Center will address the threat presented by rapidly evolving, technologically advanced forms of cyber attacks.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certanalysiscenterrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certanalysiscenterrelease.cfmWed, 01 Dec 1999 19:38:00 +0000Public review of Version 0.2 of an integrated model for systems and software engineering improvement, CMMI-SE/SW V0.2, was completed on November 30, 1999.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiippdrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiippdrelease.cfmTue, 30 Nov 1999 18:58:00 +0000On August 31, Version 0.2 of an integrated model for systems and software engineering improvement, CMMI-SE/SW V0.2, was released for public review.http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiv02release.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cmmiv02release.cfmTue, 31 Aug 1999 18:07:00 +0000The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by Carnegie Mellon University, has announced plans to expand the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certexpansionrelease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/certexpansionrelease.cfmThu, 08 Jul 1999 19:39:00 +0000Nancy R. Mead, a senior member of the technical staff in the CERT Program at the Carnegie Mellon® Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will receive special recognition at the upcoming IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEET).http://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert10threlease.cfmhttp://www.sei.cmu.edu/newsitems/cert10threlease.cfmThu, 10 Dec 1998 19:34:00 +0000