Offensive Security in the Age of Frontier Models
Two out of three funded startups we assess have gaps serious enough to enable account takeover, sensitive-data access, or database exfiltration.
AI is helping teams ship code faster. It is giving attackers a even bigger advantage.
Frontier models can scan code, map attack surfaces, find weaknesses and generate exploits in a fraction of the time this work used to take. Most companies are still treating security as something they can fix later.
So products go live looking polished, while basic flaws sit underneath: exposed secrets, broken access controls, weak authentication and unsafe APIs.
At this session, we will show you what that looks like in practice.
We will use frontier models to attack real systems, live. You will see how the attacks work, where startups fail and what you need to fix before someone else finds the same weakness.
Bring your laptop. Bring your ego. Leave knowing where your product is exposed and what to fix first.
What to expect
How attackers use frontier models to speed up reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery and exploitation
Why AI-generated code often creates predictable security failures
The common, embarrassing vulnerabilities we keep finding in funded startups
Live break-ins on volunteer products and approved demo targets
What a sensible security baseline looks like after you have already shipped
What you need to change as attacks become faster and more automated
Who this is for
Technical and non-technical founders/teams with a live product who cannot confidently say that it is secure.
It is especially relevant if AI wrote a meaningful part of your codebase.
What this session is
A practical, technical look at how attackers can use frontier models against modern startups.
We will not pitch software or spend the session covering cybersecurity basics. Your tech team may find parts of it uncomfortable.
This event is part of Basecamp, a community-powered tech week in Bengaluru bringing founders, builders, and operators together. Basecamp is free for the community and powered by the community.