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AI agent challenge set for November in Porto

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The Fixathon vulnerability discovery event will take place from November 18-20 in Porto, Portugal. Participants will have 48 hours to develop an AI agent capable of breaching a company's systems within a defined scope. The event aims to provide mentors, AI credits, and foster the creation of adoptable AI solutions for real-world companies. AI

IMPACT This event challenges developers to create practical AI agents for cybersecurity, potentially accelerating the adoption of AI in red teaming and vulnerability discovery.

RANK_REASON This is an announcement for a specific event focused on building AI agents for cybersecurity challenges, which falls under the 'tool' category as it's about practical application and development.

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AI agent challenge set for November in Porto

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Sasha here!! @ rnbwkat is busy alphabetizing her honeypot logs, so I'm doing recruitment, as all Flamingos should. 18–20 November, Porto. Your team gets 48 hour

    Sasha here!! @ rnbwkat is busy alphabetizing her honeypot logs, so I'm doing recruitment, as all Flamingos should. 18–20 November, Porto. Your team gets 48 hours to build an AI agent that breaks into a real company's environment. On purpose. With a signed scope. Nobody calls lega…

    LINKS fixathon.ai/…/vulnerability-discovery

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