SoftBank Debuts ‘Patching as a Service’ Enterprise Cybersecurity Powered by OpenAI
SoftBank Debuts ‘Patching as a Service’ Enterprise Cybersecurity Powered by OpenAI
Publish Date: 2026-06-16 03:07:00
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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points.
The SoftBank Group announced the launch of “Patching as a Service,” a cybersecurity solution that applies OpenAI’s advanced AI capabilities designed to support enterprise cybersecurity vulnerability assessment and remediation planning. Combining OpenAI’s technologies provided by SB OAI Japan with SoftBank Corp.’s operational knowhow,
Patching as a Service is a solution that supports clients with vulnerability assessments through remediation planning and implementation advisory, and will be offered in Japan through SB OAI Japan GK. SoftBank Corp. will progressively begin outreach to selected eligible companies supporting Japan’s critical infrastructure to accept applications for vulnerability assessments.
SoftBank Corp. carried out a large-scale internal vulnerability assessment across its internal systems using OpenAI’s cybersecurity technologies and observed promising results in identifying potential vulnerabilities. SoftBank Corp.’s cybersecurity team also gained operational experience through this internal initiative and those learnings will be applied to the rollout of Patching as a Service.
Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
AI is transforming cybersecurity, and we’re focused on building durable programs that help it accelerate defenders. We’re excited to work with SoftBank to deliver the transformational benefits of our cyber models to more organizations in Japan and strengthen the systems all of us rely on.
Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group
Attempted cyberattacks powered by advanced AI will become widespread. We’re determined to defend against them by using state-of-the-art AI.
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