Anthropic launches Cyber Mission with Critical Infrastructure Defense Program and OSS Scanner
Anthropic announced the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term effort to help defenders secure software and systems. It starts with two programs: the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, providing frontier models, on-site engineers, and threat research for operational technology like power grids and water systems, and OSS Scanner, offering open-source projects free security scans from Anthropic's strongest models.
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“Today we're launching the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term commitment to securing the systems everyone depends on.”
“Today, we're introducing the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program (CIDP), which brings frontier models, on-site engineers, and threat research to the defenders that protect operational technology.”
“Today, we're launching OSS Scanner, which offers open-source projects regular security scans from our strongest models, for free.”
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