October 2026
When MITRE released its first version of the ATT&CK™ matrix in 2015, it established a shared vocabulary for understanding and responding to the tactics and techniques used by advanced persistent threat groups. Today, it’s the global standard for documenting threats and guiding defensive strategies.
ATT&CK v20, released this month, expands coverage for AI threats, critical infrastructure attacks, and identity-based evasion. And at this week’s ATT&CKcon 7.0, the team announced it has added AI-enabled systems as a new platform in the ATT&CK enterprise. Learn more.
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IT TAKES A [CYBER] VILLAGE
Analyst Credits Culture of ‘Yes’ With Advancing Public Interest Mission
ATT&CK’s impact is directly tied to a community – the people who serve as the Neighborhood Watch for cyber bad actors. Hundreds of contributors have helped define hundreds of techniques and even more sub techniques.
See something, say something: When cyber defenders witness novel malicious behavior, they’re encouraged to share their threat intelligence with us.
Make it official: The ATT&CK team then vets and researches the behavior, documents it in clear language, maps defenses, and shares the information back to the community.
Takeaway: What one defender sees can become shared knowledge that helps defenders everywhere. This video sums up our process.
BRACE FOR IMPACT
Rethinking Cyber Risk on the Cutting Edge of AI
As frontier AI reshapes the cybersecurity landscape, organizations face a critical question: How will increasingly capable AI change the economics of cyberattacks and defense?
Soon, traditional approaches to risk assessment and security won’t be enough.
MITRE and global specialty insurer Mosaic teamed up to take a closer look at these emerging economic dynamics, exploring what advances in AI could mean for cyber risk and the decisions organizations make to protect themselves.
Eyes on the Horizon: Understanding how AI changes the balance between attackers and defenders will be essential to making informed cybersecurity investments and strengthening resilience. Learn more.
CLOSING THE GAP
Protecting America’s AI Advantage
The United States leads in developing advanced AI. Yet, traditional AI benchmarks don't tell the whole story.
In The AI Mission Testing Gap, MITRE experts call for a more comprehensive approach to evaluating the next generation of sophisticated AI systems. The approach must measure mission performance, compare advanced models with available alternatives, establish appropriate access controls, and continuously test systems as they evolve.
Drawing on MITRE's expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and systems engineering, the paper emphasizes how independent, mission-focused evaluations help agencies make informed decisions about adoption and deployment.
Bottom Line: America's AI advantage will depend not just on developing the most capable models, but on putting them to work effectively, securely, and responsibly in the missions that matter most. Read the full paper here.
OUR CULTURE IN ACTION
Cyber Expert Finds Connection Between Engineering and Dance
From 9 to 5, Maretta Morovitz helps the government stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. By evening, she teaches at a ballroom studio she co-owns with a friend in Bedford, Mass. She used to see her career and hobby as two distinct “boxes”: one technical, one creative.
At a recent TEDx event, where Morovitz was invited to speak, she describes rethinking her MITRE work through the lens of dance.
Passion is power: “There's no single skill that’s special enough to stay in one place, especially at MITRE,” she says. "The government engages with us to help them figure out what's different, what's new, what's innovative, and the only way we can deliver on that is, if we ourselves are willing to try new, innovative, and different pursuits.”
INTERN SPOTLIGHT
Learning Today, Mentoring Tomorrow
Morgan State University senior Stephen Forbin’s summer internship at MITRE was about more than building technical skills. It was an opportunity to learn from others—and prepare to pay that knowledge forward.
Launching the Next Generation: MITRE's Tech Futures program combines hands-on technical experience, mentorship, and professional development to help students build skills and connections.
Forbin worked alongside MITRE’s technical experts and another intern on a cyber deception project. He had already helped establish a cybersecurity organization at Morgan State and he mentors younger students pursuing careers in the field.
Lessons Learned: Investing in emerging talent can have an impact well beyond a single internship—especially when today's learners become tomorrow's mentors.
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