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Daybreak Blue and Red tiers route access through nine security services firms and seven security vendors, making the partner list the access policy.
OpenAI is distributing its cyber-focused AI through a named partner program rather than selling access to enterprises directly. The Daybreak Cyber Partner Program splits access into two tiers: Daybreak Blue for broad defensive security work, and Daybreak Red for higher-risk tasks such as red teaming and penetration testing. Both are delivered through a Daybreak Access channel, with OpenAI keeping model access inside the partner rather than transferring it to the customer.
The roster defines who can actually use the capability. Nine services and consulting firms handle integration and delivery: Accenture, IBM, Capgemini, Cognizant, EY, KPMG, PwC, NCC Group, and SpecterOps, extending an IBM partnership first announced in June. Seven security vendors handle the platform layer: Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Sophos, Akamai, Fortinet, and Cloudflare.
Authorized use cases cover vulnerability discovery, red teaming, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. OpenAI's safeguards include identity verification, scoped testing, logging, monitoring, and human oversight. Independent coverage from Axios and Neowin matches the announcement on tier names and the partner list.
The partner map is the access policy. An enterprise that wants Daybreak capabilities has to buy them through one of these sixteen firms, and OpenAI has not published the gating criteria for moving from Blue to Red.