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SoftBank Offers OpenAI Cybersecurity Tech<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/cybersecurity\/2026\/softbank-offers-openai-cybersecurity-tech-to-defend-japans-critical-infrastructure\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-16 11:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.pymnts.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support the country\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The new Patching as a Service solution includes cybersecurity vulnerability assessments, remediation planning and implementation support, and it will be offered in Japan through SB OAI Japan GK, the company said in a Tuesday (June 16) press release.
\nSB OAI Japan is a joint venture of SoftBank and OpenAI that was launched in November 2025 to offer a combination of AI tools and localized implementation and support to enterprises in Japan.
\n\u201cAttempted cyberattacks powered by advanced AI will become widespread,\u201d SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said in the Tuesday press release. \u201cWe\u2019re determined to defend against them by using state-of-the-art AI.\u201d
\nPatching as a Service is powered by OpenAI\u2019s technology and SoftBank\u2019s operational capabilities, according to the release.
\nWhen SoftBank used OpenAI\u2019s cybersecurity technologies to assess its own internal systems, it saw promising results and gained operational experience that will be applied to the rollout of Patching as a Service, per the release.Advertisement: Scroll to Continue <\/p>\n

\u201cLeveraging the practical expertise we\u2019ve acquired through our use of OpenAI\u2019s cybersecurity technologies, we\u2019ll confront the increasingly sophisticated cyber threats targeting Japan\u2019s critical infrastructure,\u201d SoftBank President and CEO Junichi Miyakawa said in the release.
\nOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in the release that AI is transforming cybersecurity and that OpenAI aims to use the technology to support defenders.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re 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,\u201d Altman said.
\nThe PYMNTS Intelligence report \u201cEmbedding Security: Designing Fraud Risk Out of Business Transactions\u201d found that 24% of banking CEOs said that enhanced cybersecurity is the top benefit of using AI.
\nSon told CNBC on June 1 that the AI revolution is probably 50 times bigger than the dot-com one, and that it is \u201cthe biggest revolution of technology and realization that mankind ever experienced.\u201d
\nPYMNTS reported in May that SoftBank has invested more than $30 billion in OpenAI and that it recorded a cumulative $45 billion increase on that stake last year.<\/p>\n

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