Daybreak (OpenAI cybersecurity program)

Daybreak Access is OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program. Blue supports defensive tasks such as code review, triage and response; separately approved Red covers specialized testing and cyber models. Approval neither removes all safeguards nor guarantees every model.⁠[1]

OpenAI expanded the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, naming CrowdStrikeCrowdStrikeCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Austin, Texas, co-founded in 2011 by George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch. It sells subscription services for endpoint protection, threat intelligence, identity and cloud security through its cloud-native Falcon platform and a single lightweight sensor, and listed on Nasdaq in 2019 under the symbol CRWD. On July 19, 2024, a content update to its Falcon sensor caused large numbers of Windows systems around the world to crash.Open the full entry, Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks is an American cybersecurity company that offers network security, cloud security, security operations, identity security, and artificial intelligence security products, and provides threat intelligence, assessment, and incident response services through Unit 42.Open the full entry, IBMIBMIBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is an American information technology company, renamed in 1924 from the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (C-T-R).Open the full entry and Accenture among its partners. It brings models into existing products, managed services and customer engagements, extending vulnerability discovery into validation, remediation and deployment.⁠[2]

Daybreak Blue and Red became available through Amazon BedrockAmazon BedrockAmazon Bedrock is a managed generative AI service from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers API access to foundation models from multiple providers, with customization, knowledge bases, agent development and security controls. Generally available since September 2023, the cloud platform is distinct from the venture firm Bedrock Capital.Open the full entry for eligible customers in their existing AWS environments. Enrollment and approval remained necessary; AWS use alone did not confer access.⁠[3]

OpenAI committed $1 billion in subsidized access, training, technical support and partnerships, targeting use over the following six months. The initiative prioritized resource-constrained essential-service and infrastructure defenders; the figure was not cash already disbursed.⁠[4]

A pilot with MS-ISAC combined access, training and technical assistance for public-sector and water-system defenders to validate findings and coordinate remediation.⁠[4]

As of November 2026, workspace or API organization owners configure approved users, groups or projects, with access controls off by default. Ordinary internal access cannot automatically extend to external customers; customer-facing services require separate partner arrangements.⁠[5]

Responsible organization: OpenAI. Daybreak overview: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001258-openai-daybreak-trusted-access-for-cyber-overview (opens in a new window).⁠[1]