IBM (NYSE: IBM) has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program and launched a new application security service that uses OpenAI's AI models to help organizations identify and validate software vulnerabilities, the company announced June 22.

The service goes beyond traditional code scanning by using AI-driven analysis to assess application code and prioritize areas with the highest potential to contain flaws and exploitable paths. It is delivered through IBM Consulting Advantage, IBM's AI platform for consulting services, and operates within client environments using read-only access to code repositories. Clients can start with focused evaluations and expand to continuous monitoring over time.

The announcement also references Project Lightwell, a previously announced initiative that combines an enterprise security clearinghouse with engineers to patch, validate, and manage open source code across the software supply chain. IBM and Red Hat have committed $5 billion to the initiative, which will use OpenAI's cyber capabilities alongside other AI models for code review and remediation.

"Attackers are already using AI to probe, exploit, and scale threats at machine speed. Defenders need the same advantage, with the security and control enterprises require," said Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Cybersecurity Services, IBM Consulting.

OpenAI Chief Information Security Officer Dane Stuckey said the program is intended to help enterprises, governments, and other organizations identify risks and deploy AI with required controls and compliance.

The application security service is available immediately, with further integrations planned under the Daybreak Cyber Partner Program.