# Second Hackathon Target

Date checked: 2026-06-07

## Recommended Target

FIND EVIL!

- Event page: https://findevil.devpost.com/
- Deadline: Jun 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.
- Format: Online.
- Prize pool: $22,000+ cash and SANS benefits.
- Cash prizes: $10,000 first, $7,500 second, $4,500 third.
- Submission requirements: public repository, setup instructions, live deployment or local run instructions, demo video with terminal execution, architecture diagram, evidence dataset documentation, accuracy report, and agent execution logs.
- Build direction: autonomous incident response / DFIR agent that self-corrects and traces findings to evidence artifacts.

## Why This Is the Best Second Cash Opportunity

FIND EVIL! is closer to the actual EvidenceOps Agent product than a generic AI-agent hackathon. The judging criteria emphasize autonomous execution, IR accuracy, breadth/depth of analysis, guardrails, audit trails, and usability. EvidenceOps Agent already has evidence timelines, approval gates, execution logs, accuracy documentation, and a security incident response narrative.

## Award Reality

This target is still competitive, but it rewards exactly the traits EvidenceOps Agent can show: traceable reasoning, self-correction, and honest accuracy reporting. The project needs a terminal-running agent path to be a stronger fit than a UI-only demo.

## Fastest Upgrade Needed

1. Add a `findevil/` terminal agent that runs against a sample evidence dataset.
2. Show a self-correction sequence in the execution log.
3. Add a FIND EVIL submission pack with run instructions, evidence documentation, and accuracy notes.
4. Register on Devpost and submit before Jun 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM EDT.

## Current Status

- Registration: completed.
- Submission: completed.
- Public Devpost page: https://devpost.com/software/evidenceops-agent
- Highest-impact remaining improvement: replace the existing UI demo video with a terminal screencast that follows `FINDEVIL_VIDEO_SCRIPT.md`.

## Not Recommended If China Resident

Google Cloud Rapid Agent Hackathon

- Event page: https://rapid-agent.devpost.com/
- Deadline: Jun 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.
- Prize pool: $60,000.
- Risk: official rules exclude residents of China, so this is not a safe prize target if the entrant is a China resident.
