Week of Feb 9–15, 2026

OpenAI introduced Lockdown Mode, an optional setting that deterministically disables or limits capabilities an attacker could exploit through prompt injection, such as live web access, image support in responses, Deep Research, Agent Mode, live connectors and file downloads. Elevated Risk labels flag network-related features in ChatGPT, Atlas and Codex that carry extra risk. Lockdown Mode first launched for enterprise-type plans, and a June 4, 2026 update says it is rolling out to personal and self-serve Business accounts.

The Frontier Model Forum published a technical report on managing advanced cyber risks within frontier AI safety frameworks. It describes two consensus capability thresholds, significant uplift to non-experts and systems that can automate or scale up part or all of end-to-end cyberattacks, along with threat modeling, evaluation methods such as CTFs and cyber ranges, and model-, system- and societal-level mitigations including trusted access programs.