Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands

August 10, 2026

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Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands

Expanding the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to close the growing defense gap.

Become a Daybreak partner Loading… Share We’re bringing OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to the security partners protecting organizations around the world. Together, we’re putting frontier intelligence directly into the products, services, and security operations defenders already depend on. More organizations can now find serious vulnerabilities, fix them faster, and stay ahead of threats moving at machine speed.

图片 AI is changing cybersecurity faster than most organizations can respond. Attackers can identify vulnerabilities, develop exploits, and move through complex systems with increasing speed and scale. At the same time, security teams are confronting a growing volume of weaknesses across the software and infrastructure they protect. Finding those vulnerabilities is only the beginning. The harder challenge is determining which ones pose a real threat and fixing them before they can be exploited. Too many defenders still lack access to the frontier models that can help them do that.

Our Daybreak Cyber Partner program includes leading security & services partners such as Accenture ⁠ (opens in a new window) , IBM ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Capgemini ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Cognizant ⁠ (opens in a new window) , EY ⁠ (opens in a new window) , KPMG ⁠ (opens in a new window) , PwC ⁠ (opens in a new window) , NCC Group ⁠ (opens in a new window) , and SpecterOps ⁠ (opens in a new window) along with technology partners Palo Alto Networks ⁠ (opens in a new window) , CrowdStrike ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Cisco ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Sophos ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Akamai ⁠ (opens in a new window) , Fortinet ⁠ (opens in a new window) and Cloudflare ⁠ (opens in a new window) . These partners bring deep security expertise and established relationships with organizations around the world. By bringing our frontier cyber models into their services, we can help more defenders find serious vulnerabilities, validate which ones matter, and fix them faster.

From finding vulnerabilities to fixing them

A vulnerability report does not protect an organization. Protection comes from understanding whether a weakness can actually be exploited, identifying the systems at risk, developing a fix, and getting that fix into production.

Daybreak Cyber Partners bring OpenAI’s most advanced cyber models into the work they already do to protect their customers. They know their customers’ systems, understand how their security teams operate, and can help determine which vulnerabilities matter and how to fix them.

Depending on the engagement, partners can help with vulnerability discovery and validation, red teaming, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation across complex enterprise systems.

Hear from Daybreak partners

1 of 4 “ Cybersecurity teams are under growing pressure to not just find vulnerabilities quickly, but to now fix them quickly. This change requires partners who can turn vulnerability insights into immediate action across complex systems. By combining OpenAI’s advanced models with Accenture’s cybersecurity expertise and managed services, we will strengthen business resilience with speed, trust, accountability and human expertise at the center. ” —Harpreet Sidhu, Global Lead Accenture Cybersecurity “ Organizations need defenses that keep pace with machine-speed threats while remaining grounded in strong governance and human expertise. By combining OpenAI’s advanced cyber models with IBM’s Autonomous Security capabilities, we help organizations find and prioritize vulnerabilities that matter most. Lightwell extends that advantage by helping accelerate trusted remediation across open source software supply chains, all with enterprise-grade governance and control. ” —Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Cybersecurity Services, IBM Consulting “ Securing the modern enterprise requires pairing frontier AI with deep cyber expertise and scalable managed services. By combining OpenAI’s advanced reasoning capabilities with Palo Alto Networks’ industry-leading security platforms, we are expanding our joint reach to give more enterprises access to accelerated threat detection, automated response, and true operational resilience. ” —Simone Gammeri, Chief Partnerships Officer, Palo Alto Networks “ OpenAI’s advanced cyber models give our red team experts a powerful new way to assess and exploit application and infrastructure vulnerabilities at machine speed and scale. By combining our services expertise with OpenAI’s models—and using CrowdStrike’s proprietary threat intelligence as well as unmatched real-time security data—the Falcon platform harnesses frontier AI to deliver better security outcomes for customers and stop breaches. ” —Tom Etheridge, Chief Global Services Officer, CrowdStrike

• Accenture
• IBM
• Palo Alto Networks
• CrowdStrike
• Accenture
• IBM
• Palo Alto Networks
• CrowdStrike

Bringing frontier models into existing security operations

Most organizations want advanced security capabilities that fit into how their teams already work, integrating with the platforms, providers, and workflows they rely on to protect their business.

Through the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, approved partners can bring OpenAI’s frontier cyber models into security products, managed services, and customer engagements.

Partners can access Daybreak Blue or Daybreak Red through Daybreak Access, depending on their needs and the work involved. Daybreak Blue supports a broad range of defensive security workflows, while Daybreak Red is designed for more specialized, closely governed work, including red teaming and penetration testing.

This gives organizations a practical way to benefit from frontier cyber models without having to build and run their own specialized cyber AI programs.

1 of 4 “ OpenAI’s advanced cyber models fundamentally change how we think about vulnerability triage. We’re exploring how to integrate these capabilities with our platforms and services to help organizations act faster on what matters. It’s the pairing of frontier AI with our security expertise and governance rigor that lets enterprises move at speed without sacrificing control. ” —DJ Sampath, SVP and GM, AI Software and Platform, Cisco “ Customers are safer when defenders move at the speed of the threat. As a launch partner in OpenAI’s Daybreak program for managed security services, Sophos applies the latest Daybreak models across MDR, incident response, and advisory services. With the world’s largest agentic SOC, Sophos brings frontier-grade defense at scale to organizations unable to deploy these models on their own. ” —Milan Patel, Global Head of MDR Services, Sophos “ By bringing OpenAI’s most capable cyber models into EY’s Cyber consulting and managed services, we can help organizations address security risks more effectively. Combining advanced AI capabilities with our industry-specific cybersecurity expertise will help clients strengthen their defenses while maintaining the security, governance, and control required in enterprise environments. ” —David Cooper, EY Americas Cybersecurity Growth Leader “ Cyber defenders are expected to operate at machine speed to counter increasingly sophisticated threats. By bringing OpenAI’s most capable cyber models into PwC’s managed cyber defense services and governed security workflows, we can help clients accelerate threat analysis, prioritize remediation, and strengthen resilience while maintaining the trust, governance, and control enterprises require. ” —Avinash Rajeev, PwC US, Principal, Cyber, Risk and Regulatory

• Cisco
• Sophos
• EY
• PwC
• Cisco
• Sophos
• EY
• PwC

More access, with the safeguards to match

Daybreak Cyber Partners use OpenAI’s controlled-access models within trusted, governed engagements. Depending on the work, safeguards can include identity verification, defined testing scopes, logging, monitoring, and human oversight.

Access to the underlying models remains with the approved partner and is not transferred directly to the customer. Partners work with organizations to define the boundaries of each engagement, review findings, and apply their expertise before action is taken.

This approach brings advanced defensive capabilities to more organizations while preserving the oversight required for sensitive security work.

1 of 3 “ AI presents huge potential in cybersecurity, but its true power lies in how practitioners apply it in the real world. By pairing OpenAI’s Daybreak capabilities with Cloudflare’s global network—one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world—we give security teams the speed and precision required to turn deep threat intelligence into immediate action. Together, we’re enabling teams to find, test, and resolve critical security risks safely, efficiently, and at scale. ” —Dane Knecht, CTO at Cloudflare “ The future of cybersecurity isn’t just better AI—it’s combining frontier AI with expertise that helps organizations strengthen security across complex enterprise environments. As a Daybreak managed services partner, we’re combining OpenAI’s cyber capabilities with deep knowledge of our customers’ environments, security requirements, and operations to help them discover, validate, and remediate risks faster. ” —John Whittle, Chief Operating Officer, Fortinet “ In an era where cyber threats evolve in real time, traditional defenses can fall short. Akamai Global Services is proud to partner with OpenAI to adapt to this shifting landscape. Combining OpenAI’s advanced models with Akamai’s proven security portfolio, edge intelligence, and managed security services, allows us to establish a continuous, validated security posture. This empowers our security practitioners with the responsible, AI-assisted reasoning needed to analyze threats and deploy verified remediation at machine speed. ” —Scott Lerner, SVP Global Services, Akamai Technologies

• Cloudflare
• Fortinet
• Akamai
• Cloudflare
• Fortinet
• Akamai

Closing the defense gap together

Attackers are moving faster than many security teams can respond. Closing that gap means getting stronger defenses to the organizations that need them.

Meeting this moment requires frontier models, experienced security practitioners, and trusted partners capable of bringing those capabilities into real-world environments.

By expanding the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, we’re making that possible for more organizations and putting stronger defenses within reach.

To bring Daybreak capabilities into your security operations, contact your cybersecurity provider or speak with our sales team .

Cybersecurity companies, service providers, and consultancies interested in joining the program can learn more at openai.com/daybreak/partners .

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