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OpenAI teams with Cathedral Systems for AI-driven security sprint, quadruples bug bounty payouts

OpenAI is using its own models alongside outside researchers to stress-test its defenses and overhauling its bug bounty rewards.

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What to know

  • OpenAI is running a new internal security sprint that uses its own AI models to find vulnerabilities, partnering with outside firm Cathedral Systems.
  • OpenAI simultaneously revamped its Security Bug Bounty program, quadrupling rewards for critical vulnerability findings.
  • The move reflects a broader shift toward using AI defensively for vulnerability discovery as the same capability becomes available to attackers.

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OpenAI teams with Cathedral Systems for AI-driven security sprint, quadruples bug bounty payouts
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    OpenAI reveals bug bounty overhaul, quadruples critical rewards

    Coverage and OpenAI's own updated post detailed that the company is also revamping its Security Bug Bounty program, including quadrupling rewards for critical findings, alongside the Cathedral Systems partnership.

    “We're partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI's models alongside our teams to challenge our defenses, bringing differentiated expertise and approaches to finding weaknesses and helping us protect our platforms.”
    — OpenAI

    1. 1 outlet first by OpenAI, 5d ago · read ↗

    • OpenAI just partnered with Cathedral Systems for a security sprint and raised its bug bounties. Here's what you need to know. OpenAI is planning its next internal security sprint. Cathedral Systems researchers will use OpenAI's models alongside OpenAI's own teams to challenge its defenses. OpenAI'...

      @agtpinsightsX5d agoview on X ↗
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    • https://openai.com/... “We're partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use OpenAI's models alongside our teams to challenge our defenses, bringing differentiated expertise and approaches to finding weaknesses and helping us protect our platforms.”

      @therealadamgX5d agoview on X ↗
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    OpenAI explains rationale for AI-driven defense push

    OpenAI posted on X that as AI becomes better at finding vulnerabilities, defenders need to use it before attackers do, framing the sprint as a race to apply AI offensively-minded tooling for defense.

    “As AI becomes more capable at finding vulnerabilities, defenders need to put it to work before attackers do.”
    — OpenAI

    • As AI becomes more capable at finding vulnerabilities, defenders need to put it to work before attackers do. We’re planning our next internal security sprint at OpenAI and partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will use our models alongside our teams to challenge

      @OpenAIX5d ago243▲view on X ↗
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    OpenAI announces security sprint with Cathedral Systems

    OpenAI published a blog post saying it is preparing its next internal security sprint, partnering with Cathedral Systems to test and strengthen its defenses using AI.

    1. 1 outlet Preparing our next security sprint to harden OpenAI

      first by OpenAI News, 5d ago

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