Opportunity to assist Carnegie Mellon University's SEI Research for ODNI

["Green, JoAnne" <jgreen () NCFTA NET>]

Good afternoon everyone!

I am sending this on behalf of the Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute.
If you have 15 minutes to spare, we encourage you to participate in this anonymous, online survey.
Organizations wishing to participate in an in-person interview should contact the SEI at cyber-intel () sei cmu 
edu<mailto:cyber-intel () sei cmu edu>.
If you have any questions about either opportunity, please contact SEI directly (cyber-intel () sei cmu 
edu<mailto:cyber-intel () sei cmu edu>)

Thank you!
JoAnne Green
National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance<https://www.ncfta.net/>

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SEI Seeks Responses to ODNI-Sponsored Online Cyber Intelligence Survey

[SEI Seeks Responses to ODNI-Sponsored Online Cyber Intelligence 
Survey]<https://www.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/news/article.cfm?assetId=524620>
AUGUST 9, 2018 * PRESS RELEASE
Pittsburgh, Pa., August 9, 2018-The Emerging Technology 
Center<https://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/divisions/emerging-technology-center/index.cfm> at the Software Engineering 
Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University today issued a call for U.S.-owned organizations to participate in a 
cyber intelligence tradecraft survey<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEI_CITP>. The survey is part of a cyber 
intelligence study the SEI is conducting on behalf of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Cyber intelligence-acquiring and analyzing information about cyber capabilities, intentions, and activities to enhance 
decision making-is a rapidly changing field.
"As an intellectual discipline, cyber intelligence is still in its relative infancy, which makes it especially 
important to identify and share best practices," said Jim Richberg, ODNI's national intelligence manager for cyber. 
"The insight we gain from this study will improve our ability to produce and share actionable cyber intelligence in 
both government and the private sector."
The study<https://www.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/news/article.cfm?assetId=508799>, which the SEI will complete in 2019, 
will describe how organizations across the federal government, industry, and academia conduct cyber intelligence 
activities, identifying common challenges and best practices.
The online survey extends the reach of qualitative, in-person interviews the SEI is conducting as part of the study, 
which began in December 2017.
"Over the course of our interviews with organizations, we've noticed several trends and themes, which we've used to 
develop a survey," said Jared Ettinger of the SEI's cyber intelligence team. "With the online survey, we have a chance 
to increase the scale of our research. For example, we'll be able to understand the use of certain tools and processes 
across sectors."
The Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Survey requires approximately 15 minutes to complete and asks questions based in five 
key areas:

  *   environmental context (factors that shape an organization's cyber intelligence effort)
  *   data gathering (how an organization collects information)
  *   functional analysis (the technical "what" and "how" of cyber intelligence)
  *   strategic analysis (the "who" and "why" of cyber intelligence)
  *   decision-maker reporting and feedback (how a cyber intelligence team interacts with leadership)
The SEI will issue a report based on the study in early 2019.
The SEI team is still accepting organizations for in-person interviews and specifically invites organizations from the 
manufacturing, healthcare, food and agriculture, and water sectors to apply. Interview participants receive a private 
comparative analysis of their own cyber intelligence efforts as well as access to overall study results prior to public 
release.
To complete the survey, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEI_CITP. For more information about the study, see 
https://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/organization/etc/citp.cfm. Organizations wishing to participate in an in-person interview 
should contact the SEI at cyber-intel () sei cmu edu<mailto:cyber-intel () sei cmu edu>.
https://www.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/news/article.cfm?assetId=524620
JoAnne Green
Director of Partner Outreach
412-618-3155

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