{"id":80408,"date":"2025-08-11T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=80408"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:43:14","slug":"samsung-electronics-claims-first-place-in-u-s-government-sponsored-ai-cyber-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-claims-first-place-us-government-sponsored-ai-cyber-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics Claims First Place in U.S. Government-Sponsored AI Cyber Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced it has won first place in the finals of the AI Cyber Challenge<\/a> (AIxCC), the world\u2019s largest AI security technology competition, held on Aug. 8 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The AI Cyber Challenge is a prestigious competition hosted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research and development institute of the U.S. Department of Defense, with a total prize pool of $22.5 million.<\/p>\n

The finals took place during DEF CON 33, a major hacking and security conference. Universities, research institutions and global tech companies from various countries participated, engaging in a fierce AI security technology competition.<\/p>\n

Samsung participated in the competition as Team Atlanta, a joint team led by Samsung Research, the Device eXperience (DX) Division\u2019s advanced research institute, in collaboration with security experts from leading global universities, including the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH).<\/p>\n

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The competition, which spanned two years starting from 2023, saw forty-two teams compete in the semifinals last year, with only seven advancing to this year\u2019s finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamsung Electronics was able to achieve meaningful results by demonstrating its AI-based security technology capabilities at a global security technology competition,\u201d said Taesoo Kim, VP of Samsung Research, who led Team Atlanta. \u201cWe will continue to expand collaboration with global security experts to further advance Samsung Electronics\u2019 security technology proficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Team Atlanta advanced to the finals with exceptional technical capabilities, being the sole participant to detect an unintended vulnerability \u2014 not a flaw that had been set up for the competition \u2014 in the semifinals, and once again proved world-class security technology capabilities in the finals.<\/p>\n

The finals evaluated each team\u2019s ability to analyze source code vulnerabilities and apply security patches using AI-powered security technologies alone, without any human intervention.<\/p>\n

By showcasing leading expertise with precise and sophisticated AI security technology, Team Atlanta earned the honor of first place, and received $4 million in prize.<\/p>\n

Building on its achievement, Samsung plans to develop next-generation security solutions powered by AI that can autonomously identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, enabling continuous enhancement of products and service security.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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