A Technical History of the SEI

design of software-intensive systems; most universities even offer a course in software architecture.
Specifically, the SEI
was active in addressing software architecture as a discipline before it became widely recognized
as a software engineering topic
developed reference architectures for specific applications, such as flight simulators and user
interfaces
developed a feature-oriented domain analysis technique that served as the basis for a plethora
of domain analysis tools available today
developed methods to give engineers a methodology for identifying and analyzing important
software architecture decisions
focused on the importance of quality attributes as an architectural driver and developed a
method for addressing non-functional quality attributes as part of the software architecture
produced guidelines for developing a software product line and supporting practices that have
been used successfully by the DoD and industry organizations to gain significant improvements
in their ability to evolve software across multiple platforms
Computer Forensics
Thirty years ago, the word forensics was not used in conjunction with computers, and the notion
that one could extract forensic information from a computer was not considered outside the research
community. Today, law enforcement is able to conduct sophisticated forensic analysis on
computers used in criminal activity, learn new techniques in a virtual environment, and collaborate
with one another in that virtual environment.
Specifically, the SEI
used its expertise in vulnerability analysis and network intrusion detection to provide support
to computer forensics analysts in several government agencies
developed techniques and supporting tools and training to help computer forensics analysts
address high-profile intrusions and identity theft, and investigate computer crime
provided training for government computer forensics analysts to enable them to stay current
with the latest tools and methods used by cybercriminals
developed forensic technology from which evidence is admissible in federal court computer
crime cases
developed a state-of-the art environment that enables geographically dispersed analysts to access
to tools and computing resources and, thus, to cooperate on cases
defined a master’s-level curriculum in digital forensics that has been implemented at Carnegie
Mellon University’s Information Networking Institute
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