OpenAI expands Daybreak cybersecurity research program
OpenAI's Daybreak program now has two tiers. Here's what cybersecurity researchers can actually do with it.
Why it matters
OpenAI is formalizing controlled access to its models for offensive security work — a profession-specific tool that changes how vulnerability research happens, with guardrails designed to keep the capability from leaking to unauthorized users.
The key facts
9 to knowDaybreak program launched May 2026
Two new access tiers announced: Daybreak Blue and Daybreak Red
Program enables cybersecurity professionals to use OpenAI models for vulnerability research
Enhanced guardrails to block unauthorized access
Profession-specific access model for offensive security work
Two new access tiers: Daybreak Blue and Daybreak Red
Designed for cybersecurity professionals and vulnerability researchers
Enhanced guardrails announced to block unauthorized access
Program expands model access for offensive security work
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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI Group PBC is expanding a program that enables cybersecurity professionals to use its models for vulnerability research. Daybreak, as the the program is called, launched in May. OpenAI today added two new access tiers called Daybreak Blue and Daybreak Red. It also announced plans to enhance…