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OpenAI Launches Daybreak Red Team and Daybreak Defense Factory AI Security Tools

OpenAI has introduced two new cybersecurity products, Daybreak Red Team and Daybreak Defense Factory, that leverage AI agents to identify vulnerabilities in web applications and assist with developing fixes. The announcement took place at the company’s Cyber at the Frontier event on November 12. Daybreak Red Team performs penetration testing and vulnerability validation by using multiple AI agents that analyze source code and application context to confirm attack paths. The agents operate in isolated environments with Guardian review enforcing access boundaries. Daybreak Defense Factory helps security teams investigate findings and generate patches, supporting data imports from tools such as Wiz, Snyk, and Endor Labs. It can scan GitHub repositories, monitor commits, and allow engineers to review and modify proposed patches using Codex before creating draft pull requests. Neither product deploys patches automatically, and early access requests are now being accepted for Daybreak Red Team.