LG CNS is moving to join OpenAI's cybersecurity partnership program, Daybreak, as a pilot partner. LG Uplus (032640.KS) is widely seen as likely to take part as well. The move appears aimed at accelerating a push into the business-to-business security market by drawing on OpenAI's advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
LG CNS plans to hold discussions with OpenAI on joining the Daybreak partner program following an internal review, industry sources said on the 20th. Daybreak allows companies to integrate OpenAI's frontier cyber models into their own products and services, supporting clients' security operations from vulnerability discovery and verification through remediation and patching.
Kim Kyung-hoon, head of OpenAI Korea, said at a press briefing on the 9th of this month that the company would "select more than five domestic partners in addition to Samsung SDS to help businesses find, verify and respond to security vulnerabilities." If LG CNS confirms its participation, it is expected to apply the technology first within the company and its group affiliates, then expand to outside clients after building operational experience. An LG CNS official told The Seoul Economic Daily that "full discussions appear likely to begin soon," adding that "once a formal decision is made, the specific structure, including which affiliates will join, will also take shape."
LG Uplus is seen as the most likely affiliate to participate. The company has been strengthening its competitiveness in B2B security, including its acquisition last month of domestic security specialist Pago Networks. LG CNS and LG Uplus are also taking part together in a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence foundation model specialized in cybersecurity.
Within the security industry, however, companies are weighing the business case against the costs before deciding whether to join Daybreak. OpenAI is presenting partners with revenue requirements and payment obligations tied to use of its frontier models, according to industry sources. As a result, discussions on participation are centered on companies looking to expand B2B businesses using OpenAI's cybersecurity capabilities even at additional cost, industry officials said.
The chief executive of one security company said individual security firms can obtain Trusted Access to the advanced cybersecurity and autonomous attack features of GPT-5.6 Cyber and GPT-6 Astra by requesting it directly from the U.S. headquarters. "If a company needs OpenAI's cyber capabilities for internal security work or development purposes, there is little need to bear the costs that come with the partner program," the executive said.
