logo

OpenAI locks GPT-5.5-Cyber behind velvet rope despite slamming Anthropic for doing exactly that

ID: 9b241ae1-09f1-5f3f-8505-0fc155c15974

STIX ID: report--9b241ae1-09f1-5f3f-8505-0fc155c15974

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-05-01

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

Author: Carly Page

...
...

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5-Cyber to a handpicked group of trusted 'cyber defenders' to help identify and remediate security flaws; the model is reported to be highly capable at pentesting, finding and exploiting bugs, and analyzing malware, and the announcement has prompted discussion about the risks of limiting access to powerful cyber tools.

Your team is not currently subscribed to this feed. You must subscribe to it in order to see this post.