SEI Defines Framework for National Security Cyber Research – PR Newswire

SEI Defines Framework for National Security Cyber Research  PR Newswire

/PRNewswire/ — Nation-state adversaries have gained digital footholds in critical infrastructure, and new artificial intelligence (AI) tools are accelerating… The framework identifies the 37 most impactful cybersecurity research opportunities across national security missions and systems. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nation-state adversaries have gained digital footholds in critical infrastructure, and new artificial intelligence (AI) tools are accelerating software vulnerability discovery and exploitation. These cyber threats and others like them are evolving and expanding on many fronts. Those leading cyber research, operations and missions for national security must focus their efforts where they can best bolster our country's safety. A new framework from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University defines the cybersecurity research areas and opportunities that hold the greatest potential benefit for national security.

The framework identifies the most impactful cybersecurity research opportunities for national security missions. Within the complex, rapidly changing landscape of cybersecurity there are enduring subjects where research and development (R&D) can drive significant operational improvements. Not all these topic areas fit the unique requirements and resources of cybersecurity for national defense. "There is greater urgency than ever before to take considered action to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture—and in a way that accelerates the delivery of capability to the mission," said Bill Scherlis, the framework's editor and a special advisor to the