# Cyber Grand Challenge **Domain:** Cybersecurity competition / DARPA **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition The **Cyber Grand Challenge** was a DARPA competition culminating in 2016 in which autonomous systems found, exploited, and repaired software vulnerabilities in real time. ## Significance It transformed cybersecurity operations into machine-speed tournament play and generated reusable technical capability. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/cyber-grand-challenge) ## Routes [[wiki/AI Cyber Challenge|AI Cyber Challenge]] · [[wiki/Capture the Flag|Capture the Flag]] · [[wiki/Bug Bounty|Bug Bounty]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]