Case Studies
Cyber Lightning Case Study
The SEI hosted Cyber Lightning, a three-day joint training exercise involving Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
SEI Hosts Crisis Simulation Exercise for Cyber Intelligence Research Consortium
In SEI crisis simulation exercises, participants use scenarios that present fictitious malicious actors and environmental factors based on real-world events.
USPS Case Study
The SEI teamed with the U.S. Postal Service to help it improve its cybersecurity and resilience and collaborated on a program to develop a strong cybersecurity workforce.
History
The CERT Division is the birthplace of cybersecurity. For over 35 years, the CERT Division of the SEI has partnered with government, industry, law enforcement, and academia to advance cybersecurity and improve the security and resilience of computer systems and networks.
Originally focused on incident response, we have expanded into cybersecurity areas such as network situational awareness, malicious code analysis, secure coding, resilience management, insider threats, digital investigations and intelligence, workforce development, DevOps, forensics, software assurance, vulnerability discovery and analysis, and risk management.
Former Director Richard Pethia
Richard Pethia was founding director of the SEI's CERT Division. Pethia, who served as director of CERT from 1988 to 2016, guided the organization through tremendous growth and change. Under Pethia's leadership, the unit expanded and evolved from the CERT Coordination Center—a small group focused on computer incident response—to a research organization of more than 200 professionals dedicated to solving problems with widespread cybersecurity implications.