IBM partners with OpenAI on enterprise security AI

IBM on Monday said it has partnered ​with OpenAI to ​integrate frontier AI capabilities into enterprise security ​workflows, aiming to counter rapidly evolving cyber threats.

Shares of the company rose 3.6% in trading after the bell.

Here are ‌a few ⁠details ⁠on the partnership:


IBM joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner ​Program and is collaborating with the startup to integrate protective ​AI tools directly into business operations, helping companies identify and minimize their security risks.

As part of the partnership, the company launched ⁠a new ‌application security service that uses OpenAI's cyber capabilities to help organizations identify and ⁠validate software vulnerabilities with greater speed and precision.

​The new service is built on ​Project Lightwell, an initiative launched last month to deploy engineers and AI tools to help companies better secure open source software and is backed by a $5 billion commitment from IBM and ‌Red Hat.

Project Lightwell will use OpenAI's cyber capabilities alongside other frontier AI models for code ​review ​and remediation.

"The OpenAI ⁠Daybreak Cyber Partner Program expands our access to a broader set of advanced AI capabilities, which we deploy ​within our clients' environments to help surface the most relevant risks faster and help them act with confidence," said Mark Hughes, global managing partner, cybersecurity services, IBM Consulting.