OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber to help defenders find vulnerabilities before attackers do
OpenAI aims to give cybersecurity defenders a head start: The new GPT-5.6-Cyber model answers up to 98.5 percent of security queries that would otherwise be blocked and has already uncovered two previously unknown Chrome vulnerabilities. According to OpenAI, the window of opportunity for defenders is shrinking. Access requires identity verification. The article OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber to help defenders find vulnerabilities before attackers do appeared first on The Decoder .
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Published: 10 August 2026
Source: The Decoder
Category: News
Topics: Military & security
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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