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White House Launches AI Cyber Challenge to Enhance Security Posture

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Perri Adams, a DARPA Program Manager and speaker at Black Hat this year, shared the surprise announcement on X (Twitter): I'm delighted to join @thedarktangent at the opening of @BlackHatEvents to announce AIxCC for the first time. Of paramount importance is the focus on open-source software vulnerabilities.

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$20 Million Up for Grabs to Hackers Competing in AI Cyber Challenge

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Of these, the top scoring teams (up to five) will receive monetary prizes and continue to the final phase of the competition, to be held at DEF CON 2025. The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a project of the Linux Foundation, will serve as a challenge advisor. We have to keep defense one step ahead.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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Evans is currently researching the theme of Future Tech 2025, which sees her interview thought leaders on a wide array of topics, from holograms to drones to wearables. After working her way up the corporate ladder in the technology world, Rotich co-founded Ushahidi , an open-source software platform that crowdsources crisis information.

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