As organizations face a growing wave of AI-enabled cyber threats, IBM is expanding its security offerings through a new collaboration with OpenAI and the launch of an AI-powered application security service designed to accelerate vulnerability detection and risk assessment.

IBM announced it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, an initiative focused on applying advanced AI models to defensive cybersecurity use cases. As part of the effort, IBM introduced a managed security service that uses OpenAI’s cyber capabilities to help enterprises identify, validate, and prioritize software vulnerabilities more efficiently.

The offering is designed to move beyond traditional code-scanning approaches by using AI-driven analysis that evaluates application code, uncover potential attack paths, and highlight areas most likely to contain exploitable flaws. IBM said the service operates within customers’ environments through IBM Consulting Advantage, the company’s AI platform for consulting services, enabling controlled and governed access to advanced AI models.

According to IBM, the security framework connects to client application environments with read-only access to code repositories and bounded execution controls that limit how AI processes the code, allowing organizations to conduct large-scale exposure analysis while maintaining security and compliance requirements.

The service is available immediately and can be deployed either as a focused assessment of critical applications or as an ongoing monitoring capability that continuously evaluates risks as software evolves and new threats emerge.

The move comes as enterprises increasingly seek ways to defend against attacks that are becoming more automated and sophisticated through the use of artificial intelligence.

IBM said additional integrations are planned as its participation in the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program grows, further extending the use of advanced AI across enterprise security operations.