Cyber Grand Challenge was the culmination of a challenge started by DARPA, the US militarys boldest research arm. The winning team would walk away with two million dollars, offers of government contracts and hacking fame. DARPA is trying to help fund the next generation of cyber defense, and a system that works autonomously will be much faster and efficient when it comes to responding to cyber attacks. This challenge was an important first step to achieving the technology that would allow automated systems to find and patch bugs.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/darpas-cyber-grand-challenge-is-a-glimpse-of-our-human-1784881090