OpenAI is hiring Head of Preparedness, amid AI cyberattack fears
- lastmansurfing
- Dec 28, 2025
- 1 min read
In a post on X, CEO Sam Altman said the position would work on mitigating the growing threat of AI being used aggressively by bad actors in the world of cybersecurity. He claimed we are now “seeing models get so good at computer security they are beginning to find critical vulnerabilities.”
The CEO’s statements about LLMs posing growing risks to cyberdefenders are backed up by other firms in the industry.
Last month, OpenAI rival Anthropic posted a report about how a Chinese state-sponsored group manipulated its Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration of “roughly thirty global targets,” including large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturers, and government agencies, “without substantial human intervention.”
Altman called for candidates who “want to help the world figure out how to enable cybersecurity defenders with cutting-edge capabilities” while still “ensuring attackers can't use them for harm.”
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