IBM partners with OpenAI on enterprise security AI

[MEXICO CITY] IBM on Monday (Jun 22) said it has partnered with OpenAI to integrate frontier artificial intelligence capabilities into enterprise security workflows, aiming to counter rapidly evolving cyberthreats.

Shares of the company rose 3.6 per cent in trading after the bell.

Under 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 minimise their security risks.

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

The new service is built on Project Lightwell, an initiative launched in May to deploy engineers and AI tools to help companies better secure open source software.

The project is backed by a US$5 billion commitment from IBM and Red Hat, and it will use OpenAI’s cybercapabilities alongside other frontier AI models for code review and remediation.

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Mark Hughes, global managing partner, cybersecurity services, IBM Consulting, said: “The OpenAI (programme) 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.” REUTERS