OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber rollout starts with access tiers, not a jump in autonomous hacking
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber launch is notable less for a raw model breakthrough than for how access is being structured around cybersecurity risk. The company is using a three-tier Trusted Access for Cyber framework to let vetted defenders run more sensitive workflows, while keeping identity checks, approved-use scoping, and misuse monitoring at the center of deployment. Three…