ChampionRM2,500
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AGENTIC AI2026Cybersecurity HackathonRegister ↗GDEX × ANON × UTAR Present
AGENTIC AICYBERSECURITYHACKATHON 2026
Build the agent. Secure the chain.
Registration now open
Uniting Malaysia’s next generation of AI and cybersecurity talent.
Live pitching
7 November 2026UTAR Kampar Campus
Meet the finalists and watch the live pitching.
Prize pool
RM5,000
One title.
Across three tracks.
Finalists are evaluated within their chosen track, then ranked across the full competition. The strongest project earns the overall championship title.
1st Runner-UpRM1,500
2nd Runner-Up × 2RM500 × 2
What teams must build
Build an AI agent.
Solve a real security challenge.
Choose one focused problem from the three tracks and create a working agent, multi-agent system or agent-enabled platform. It should use real or realistic evidence, select useful tools, explain its decision and produce a safe next action—not only answer questions or return a risk score.
Take in evidence
Use logs, messages, code, shipment events, alerts, URLs or documents.
Investigate and decide
Call tools or models, connect context, explain the evidence and state uncertainty.
Act safely
Recommend or perform a useful defensive action with approval limits and an audit trail.
Three directions
Choose your track.
01Defend at machine speed
Agentic Cyber Defence
AI agents for security operations, incident triage, vulnerability prioritisation, secure coding and defensive automation.
02Protect every handoff
Secure Logistics & Digital Trust
Agentic systems that strengthen delivery networks, supply chains, customer data and operational resilience.
03Make security human
Scam Defence & Awareness
Human-centred AI for phishing detection, scam prevention, security learning and safer everyday decisions.
FLOW & FORMAT
What to submitMinimum: one proposal document
Required · 1–2 pages
Proposal / technical summary
Define the problem and target users. Explain the agent workflow, architecture, tools, data flow, safeguards, limitations and implementation scope.
Show credible evidence
Prototype or demonstration
A working web app, chatbot, agent workflow, dashboard, automation script, detection pipeline, prototype link or concise demo video.
Tell one clear story
Pitch deck
Cover the problem, solution, role of Agentic AI, cybersecurity value, evidence, limitations and future improvement.
Top 10 only
Finalist presentation
One or two team representatives deliver a concise live pitch and demonstration, followed by judges’ questions.
How entries are scoredTotal · 100 marks
Technical implementation
Prototype quality, system design, workflow logic, data handling and feasibility.
Problem relevance
A clear cybersecurity problem, realistic user need and industry or social relevance.
Effective use of Agentic AI
Appropriate agent workflow, usefulness, explainability, responsible design and limitations.
Cybersecurity value
Defensive impact, risk reduction, awareness value or operational improvement.
Presentation & usability
Clarity of pitch, demonstration quality, user experience, practicality and Q&A.
COMPETITION TIMELINE
Registration opens
Create the team profile and select a track.
Submission closes
Finalise all project materials in the team workspace.
Finalist announcement
Selected teams will be invited to the live pitching.
LIVE PITCHING
Finalist presentations, demonstrations and overall champion at UTAR Kampar Campus.
Resources
Everything your team
will need.
Download the important information pack here, including the handbook, templates, judging guide, venue map and final-day instructions.
Participant handbook
Eligibility, rules, permitted tools, responsible use and competition policies.
↓Submission templates
Proposal structure, pitch-deck outline and a final submission checklist.
↓Judging guide
Full scoring rubric, evidence expectations and finalist pitch guidance.
↓UTAR venue map
Registration point, presentation venue, parking and campus navigation.
↓Travel & accommodation
Getting to UTAR Kampar, local transport and nearby stay options.
↓Final-day guide
Check-in, pitch timing, demonstration setup, AV requirements and Q&A format.
↓Registration now open
Your agent could
change how trust moves.
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