Offensive Security in the Age of Frontier Models

🚀 Session Overview
Two out of three funded startups we assess have significant gaps that could lead to account takeovers, sensitive-data breaches, or database exfiltration.
AI facilitates faster code deployment, but unfortunately, it also gives attackers an enhanced advantage.
Frontier models can quickly scan code, identify attack surfaces, discover vulnerabilities, and generate exploits in a fraction of the time historically required. Many companies are still under the impression that security can be addressed later on.
As a result, products often launch looking polished, yet harbor basic flaws such as exposed secrets, broken access controls, weak authentication, and unsafe APIs.
In this session, you'll witness live attacks on real systems using frontier models. You will learn how these attacks operate, where startups often fail, and what measures you need to take to rectify vulnerabilities before they are exploited by others.
What to Bring:

• Your laptop
• Your ego
• You'll leave with insights on where your product is vulnerable and what should be prioritized for fixing.

🔍 What to Expect

• How attackers utilize frontier models to accelerate reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation
• Why AI-generated code frequently leads to common security failures
• The typical vulnerabilities we consistently find in funded startups
• Live demonstrations of break-ins on volunteer products and pre-approved demo targets
• An understanding of a sensible security baseline after product launch
• What adjustments need to be made as attacks become swifter and more automated

👥 Who This Is For

This session is designed for both technical and non-technical founders and teams with a live product who cannot confidently assert its security. It is particularly pertinent if AI has generated a significant portion of your codebase.

💻 Session Nature

This is a hands-on, technical examination of how attackers can apply frontier models against contemporary startups.
We will not be promoting any software or covering cybersecurity basics, so please be prepared for potentially uncomfortable insights for your tech team.

🌐 Event Context

This event is part of Basecamp, a community-driven tech week in Bengaluru, aimed at uniting founders, builders, and operators. Basecamp is free and powered by the community.

👉 Register Here — The organizer requests advance RSVP due to limited availability.