Software Engineering Institute

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Rule Finalized for Defense Industrial Base

Beginning November 10, defense contracts may require assessments under the CMMC program, which the SEI co-created, but implementation will be phased.
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A Semantics of AADL EMV2 and Its Application to Model-Based Fault Tree Generation

This technical report proposes a formal semantics for EMV2 and shows how to leverage this semantics to generate fault trees from an AADL model enriched with EMV2 information. The Architecture Analysis ...
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Ping Sweeping in IPv6

Giobbi, R., 2008: Ping Sweeping in IPv6. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed September 24, 2025, https://www.sei ...
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Architecting the Future of Software Engineering: A National Agenda for Software Engineering Research & Development

Software is vital to our country’s global competitiveness, innovation, and national security. It also ensures our modern standard of living and enables continued advances in defense, infrastructure, ...
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How Easy Is It to Make and Detect a Deepfake?

Bernaciak, C., and Ross, D., 2022: How Easy Is It to Make and Detect a Deepfake?. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog ...
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10 Benefits and 10 Challenges of Applying Large Language Models to DoD Software Acquisition

Robert, J., and Schmidt, D., 2024: 10 Benefits and 10 Challenges of Applying Large Language Models to DoD Software Acquisition. Carnegie Mellon University, Software ...
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Taking DevSecOps to the Next Level with Value Stream Mapping

Brown, N., 2021: Taking DevSecOps to the Next Level with Value Stream Mapping. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed ...
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Requirements in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Shevchenko, N., 2021: Requirements in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed ...
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Cybersecurity of Quantum Computing: A New Frontier

Scanlon, T., 2023: Cybersecurity of Quantum Computing: A New Frontier. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed ...
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UEFI: 5 Recommendations for Securing and Restoring Trust

Sarvepalli, V., 2023: UEFI: 5 Recommendations for Securing and Restoring Trust. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed ...
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The Personal Software Process (PSP)

This report describes in detail what the PSP is and how it works. Starting with a brief discussion of the relationship of the PSP to general quality principles, the report describes how the PSP was ...