The urgency of securing vulnerable software infrastructure is at the heart of an ambitious new DARPA program — the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). Through competitions engaging top security talent, AIxCC aims to spur innovative tools that automatically detect and patch flaws at scale.
As highlighted in Perri Adams, DARPA AIxCC Program Manager's announcement at BlackHat 2023, modern life increasingly depends on software, yet this vast codebase represents a prime attack surface for malicious actors. Recent years exposed the pressing need for advanced capabilities to lock down our software foundations.