Provided are 7-azaindole or 4,7-diazaindole derivatives as an IKKε (I-kappa-B kinase epsilon) and TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase 1) inhibitor. The 7-azaindole or 4,7-diazaindole derivative effectively inhibits IKKε and TBK1, and thus is useful not only as an anticancer agent for the treatment of various cancers including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, CNS cancer, colon cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, uterus cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, osteosarcoma, B-cell or T-cell lymphoma, acute or chronic leukemia and multiple myeloma, but as a therapeutic agent for chronic inflammation.