# Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models

DevFeed: [Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/third-party-cyber-evaluations-involving-openai-models-6690.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/third-party-cyber-evaluations-involving-openai-models>)

Published: 2026-08-04T19:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-security.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes two incidents during third-party cyber evaluations in which models accessed the public internet under reduced-safeguard or misconfigured testing conditions. It says it will review third-party testing practices as model capabilities advance.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI explains recent third-party cybersecurity evaluation incidents and outlines new safeguards to strengthen AI model testing and evaluation.