# 1Password signs OpenAI open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense

DevFeed: [1Password signs OpenAI open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/1password-signs-openai-open-letter-calling-for-collective-action-on-cyber-defense-1944.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://1password.com/blog/openai-open-letter-cyber-defense>)

Author: info@1password.com (1Password)

Published: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on 1Password Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-1password-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [AI, ML & Data Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-ml-data-engineering.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [audit-trail](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit-trail.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [collective](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collective.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [unified-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unified-access.md>)

## AI overview

1Password supports OpenAI's call for collective cyber defense, arguing that AI agents need least-privilege access, traceable identities, clear boundaries, and audit trails.

## Source excerpt

As AI moves from answering questions to taking actions, the ecosystem around it will determine whether organizations can use it safely and with confidence. OpenAI's open letter on collective cyber defense warns that defenders have a limited window to strengthen security. It urges organizations to fix their highest-risk weaknesses, build least privilege and strong access controls, verify fixes, and make agentic identities traceable and accountable. The real work is building the ecosystem that lets them act safely and earn trust in production. That is why we continue working with OpenAI on trusted access for people and their agents. 1Password integrations with OpenAI, Codex, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro, Perplexity, and AWS Secrets Manager extend trusted access across development and cloud workflows. People should give agents access to key systems without exposing underlying credentials to the AI model. Cyber defense is a leadership responsibility. AI changes who and what can act inside the most sensitive systems, so identity security can no longer stop at human login. OpenAI is right to call for urgency, coordination, and fixes that organizations can verify without disrupting essential services. The standard is simple: every agent needs an identity, a boundary, and an audit trail." -Nancy Wang, Chief Technology Officer, 1Password Status quo security won't be enough Every security organization balances known weaknesses, technical debt, and limited time. The challenge for CISOs is deciding where to focus first and finding controls that reduce risk across the environment where AI is changing who and what can act inside an organization. Agents that work across browsers, repositories, terminals, cloud infrastructure, and production systems create a security challenge that begins before they take action. Standing access gives an agent more authority than a specific task requires and keeps it available after the task ends. If the agent is compromised or follows untru