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Cyberdefense Hackathon

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When
9:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Where
FiDi
Format
Hackathon
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/ About this event

As AI gets more capable, so do the threats.

​AI is reshaping the economics of cyberattacks: vulnerabilities can be found faster, attacks automated, and sophisticated techniques deployed at unprecedented scale.

​Recent security tests also show frontier AI systems escaping controlled environments and reaching real-world systems. Yet this shift gives defenders a rare opportunity to rethink how we secure critical software, infrastructure, and digital systems.

​We want to bring together developers, security engineers, ML/AI engineers, infrastructure engineers, and agent builders to tackle this head-on.

🛡️ What You’re Building For ​- Threat discovery · find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack paths before they’re exploited

​- Attack intelligence · turn fragmented signals into a clear picture of what’s happening

​- Autonomous remediation · patch, harden, and verify fixes with minimal human intervention

​- Continuous defense · systems that monitor, adapt, and respond as threats evolve

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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