Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window Narrows

OpenAI is expanding Daybreak, a program that gives approved cybersecurity defenders early access to advanced AI models before attackers can use them offensively. The program offers two tiers: Daybreak Blue provides GPT-5.6 Sol (a general-purpose AI model) with modified safeguards for defensive security work like finding vulnerabilities and analyzing malware, while Daybreak Red offers GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized model trained to better assist with advanced security tasks like exploit development (creating attack code chains) with fewer refusals to help requests.