IBM launches AI security service through OpenAI’s Daybreak program

IBM Joins OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, Launches AI-Powered Security Service

IBM on Monday announced it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, integrating frontier AI capabilities into enterprise security operations as organizations face an escalating wave of AI-driven cyber threats. Alongside the partnership, IBM launched a new application security service that uses OpenAI’s models to identify and validate software vulnerabilities faster than traditional code-scanning methods.ibm

A New Layer of AI-Powered Defense

The application security service, available immediately, goes beyond conventional scanning by using OpenAI’s cyber-capable models to analyze application code, prioritize areas most likely to contain exploitable flaws, and validate findings within controlled enterprise environments. The service operates with read-only access to client code repositories and bounded execution, delivered through IBM Consulting Advantage, the company’s AI platform for consulting engagements.ibm

“Attackers are already using AI to probe, exploit, and scale threats at machine speed. Defenders need the same advantage, with the security and control enterprises require,” said Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner of Cybersecurity Services at IBM Consulting.ibm

IBM joins other security providers in the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, which OpenAI formally launched alongside the full release of its GPT-5.5-Cyber model on June 21. Palo Alto Networks is also among the new partners. The program is part of a broader OpenAI expansion that includes Patch the Planet, an initiative co-founded with Trail of Bits and HackerOne to secure critical open-source projects.investing

Building on Project Lightwell

The partnership builds on Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment announced by IBM and Red Hat on May 28 to secure the open-source software supply chain. That initiative deploys more than 20,000 engineers alongside AI tools to establish an enterprise clearinghouse that validates vulnerabilities, tests fixes, and delivers production-ready patches. OpenAI’s cyber capabilities will be used within Project Lightwell for code review and remediation.securityweek

Dane Stuckey, OpenAI’s Chief Information Security Officer, said the collaboration is designed to “accelerate defensive security workflows and support enterprises, governments, and other organizations as they identify risks, strengthen resilience, improve security, and ultimately deploy AI with the trust, controls, and compliance their environments require.”ibm