Deriv Sentinel is an AI-powered Web Application Firewall that protects LLM agents from prompt injection and data leakage through a continuous red-team-and-heal cycle. The Problem: Traditional WAFs can't protect AI agents. Prompt injection is the SQL injection of the AI era - natural language attacks bypass conventional input validation, and patching one technique just leads attackers to find new ones. Our Solution: Instead of waiting for attacks, Deriv Sentinel attacks itself first, then autonomously patches the vulnerabilities it discovers. How It Works: 1. Attack — An attacker model generates realistic social engineering prompts enriched with Shadow RAG context (fake internal documents as honeypots). 2. Defend — Bastion (llama3.1:8b), our protected LLM loaded with simulated internal data, responds to each attack. 3. Audit — ShieldGemma (shieldgemma:2b) audits every response for data leakage and policy violations, backed by deterministic pattern matching as a second detection layer. 4. Heal — When a breach is detected, the Heal Engine injects a vaccine guardrail and redacts the exploited knowledge section. The same attack now gets blocked — without retraining. 5. Human-in-the-Loop — Analysts can approve/reject heals or enable auto-heal for autonomous defense. Key Innovations: - Knowledge Base Redaction — We remove leaked data from context entirely. LLMs can't leak what they don't have. - Multi-Layered Defense — AI auditor + deterministic matching + post-processing enforcement. - Instant, Reversible Fixes — Runtime prompt patches. No fine-tuning, no redeployment. - Adaptive — Each breach teaches the system a new defense. Demo: Reset → Run red-team → Bastion leaks secrets → ShieldGemma detects → Heal applied → Same attack blocked. Self-healing proven in five minutes.

Join Deriv and lablab.ai for a high-intensity hybrid hackathon where top builders create AI prototypes, demo their work, and get fast-tracked to interviews. When • Sat, Jan 31, 2026- On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup (Dubai) • Fri, Feb 6 - Opening words, Challenge, and Hackathon kick-off. (Dubai) • Sat, Feb 7 - Build and ship your prototype - 12 hours (Onsite +Online) • Sun, Feb 8 - Demos, judging, and next steps for standout teams. (Onsite +Online) On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 2:00–6:00 PM (GST) · Dubai In-person talks, workshops, team formation, and networking with the Deriv team. 👉 Deriv AI Meetup registration What's in it for you • USD $10,000+ in prizes across categories • Mentors available to unblock you when you're stuck • Fast-track interviews for top performers - skip the queue • Real problems to solve - not toy demos Format • Teams of 1-3 • Hybrid: Dubai on-site or fully remote • On-site spots confirmed after screening Location • One by Omniyat, 24th Floor, Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE • Travel and accommodation not provided. Apply now • Spots are limited. Shortlisting begins right after the event.