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Is that enough? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough? **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI released ChatGPT Cyber, a new cybersecurity-focused model, for top-tier users of its Daybreak Red program for offensive security research. The announcement follows a developer using GPT 5.6 Sol to find a severe vulnerability in just two hours through OpenAI's Daybreak Blue program. OpenAI also said the model scanned the Linux kernel and found 948 potential issues plus 81 novel vulnerabilities in Firefox. The Linux bug hunt cost $1.2 million. The company is adding a $1 billion initiative for cybersecurity professionals protecting critical infrastructure, and OpenAI says 'thousands' are in the program, versus a far larger number of potential hackers. One developer notes that OpenAI appears to have nerfed Daybreak Blue's capabilities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What vulnerability did someone find using GPT 5.6 Sol in Ubuntu? Max Justicz, cofounder of Charge Robotics, used GPT 5.6 Sol through OpenAI's Daybreak Blue program to find a severe vulnerability that could let hackers take control of servers running Ubuntu. The model returned the finding in about two hours after he asked it to find bugs similar to one he had previously discovered in the same codebase. He reported it to the Debian Project, which patched it. _Security teams weighing AI-assisted vulnerability hunting can track these developments on daily.dev._ ### How many vulnerabilities did OpenAI's AI model find scanning the Linux kernel? OpenAI's cybersecurity model scanned the Linux kernel and found 948 potential vulnerabilities, while also discovering 81 novel vulnerabilities in Firefox. The Linux kernel scan cost approximately $1.2 million in compute. OpenAI said it is allocating significant frontier compute toward discovering and patching open source vulnerabilities pro bono. _Open-source maintainers deciding how to prioritize patching can follow this kind of research on daily.dev._ ### What is OpenAI's Daybreak program for cybersecurity? Daybreak is OpenAI's program giving cybersecurity defenders access to frontier models for vulnerability research, with tiers including Daybreak Blue and the higher Daybreak Red for offensive researchers. OpenAI also announced a $1 billion initiative to support cybersecurity professionals protecting critical infrastructure like the electrical grid and water systems, though only 'thousands' of professionals currently participate. _Developers evaluating AI-assisted security tooling options can keep up with program changes via daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#vulnerability](https://daily.dev/tags/vulnerability) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-released-a-new-cybersecurity-model-is-that-enough--rcphk3r0j) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. 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