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- OpenAI's expansion of its Daybreak cybersecurity initiative, including the GPT-5.5-Cyber model and Codex Security plugin, aims to rapidly patch software vulnerabilities. This development could enhance the security posture of technology companies and critical open-source projects. While not a direct market mover, advancements in AI-driven cybersecurity can indirectly support the technology sector by reducing risks and improving operational efficiency, potentially leading to a slightly positive sentiment for tech-related equities.
Investing.com - OpenAI announced an expansion of its Daybreak cybersecurity initiative to help patch vulnerable software at machine speed. The company released an updated Codex Security plugin to find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities, the full version of its GPT-5.5-Cyber model, a Cyber Partner Program for security companies, and Patch the Planet, an initiative to secure critical open-source projects.
The updated GPT-5.5-Cyber model reached 85.6% on CyberGym, compared with 81.8% for GPT-5.5. The model scored 39.5% on ExploitGym versus 25.95% for GPT-5.5, and 69.8% on SEC-bench Pro compared with 63.1% for GPT-5.5. OpenAI said the model is designed for verified defenders whose work requires advanced cyber capabilities paired with verification, monitoring, and scoped controls.
The Codex Security plugin has scanned over 30 million commits across more than 30,000 codebases since its March research preview. Human reviewers have manually marked more than 70,000 findings as fixed, and over 500,000 findings have automatically been determined to be fixed. The plugin integrates into Codex to identify vulnerabilities, determine code reachability, gather validation evidence, develop patches, and verify results.
OpenAI launched the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program with security providers including Accenture, Akamai, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and others. Participating partners can use GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber in their security products and services. The company said it will expand the program to more organizations in coming months.
Patch the Planet, founded with Trail of Bits and in collaboration with HackerOne and Calif, will fund security researchers to work with open-source maintainers. More than 30 open-source projects committed to participate, with initial participants including cURL, Go, Python, Sigstore, and pyca/cryptography. OpenAI has established Trusted Access for Cyber partnerships with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, and EU institutions including ENISA.
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