Anthropic Cyber Mission Launch

Anthropic launches Cyber Mission to secure critical infrastructure and open-source software with AI tools.

Oct 8, 2026

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Anthropic Cyber Mission Launch

Anthropic launches Cyber Mission to secure critical infrastructure and open-source software with AI tools.

In brief

Anthropic launches Cyber Mission to secure critical infrastructure and open-source software with AI tools. Anthropic introduces Cyber Mission to support defenders with AI tools for critical infrastructure and open-source security. Originally reported by Anthropic.

Introducing the Anthropic Cyber Mission

Introducing the Anthropic Cyber Mission

Anthropic launches Cyber Mission to secure systems everyone depends on with tools, research, and resources.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program brings frontier Claude models, on-site engineers, and threat research to defenders of power grids, water systems, and transportation networks.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Partners

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program partners include Accenture, Booz Allen, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, Dragos, Hitachi, Insane Cyber, Nozomi Networks, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, and Rockwell Automation.

Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Power grids, water utilities, factories, and transportation networks run on operational technology that cannot be taken offline to patch vulnerabilities.

OSS Scanner Launch

OSS Scanner offers free security scans for open-source projects using Anthropic’s frontier models to find and fix vulnerabilities.

OSS Scanner Benefits

OSS Scanner provides proof of concept for vulnerabilities, explanations, and suggested fixes without human review, with a target true-positive rate above 90%.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Goals

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program aims to find and repair weaknesses before adversaries exploit them to disrupt essential services.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Impact

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program helps defenders close attack paths before vulnerabilities become real-world impacts.

OSS Scanner Enrollment

Core maintainers of open-source projects can enroll in OSS Scanner for free periodic security scans from Anthropic’s models.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Timeline

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program starts with a small cohort of partners to learn effective strategies for securing operational technology.

OSS Scanner Implementation

OSS Scanner uses model-generated reports with proof of concept, explanations, and suggested fixes to help maintainers fix vulnerabilities faster.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Partnerships

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program partners include Accenture, Booz Allen, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, Dragos, Hitachi, Insane Cyber, Nozomi Networks, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, and Rockwell Automation.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Benefits

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program helps defenders find and repair weaknesses before adversaries exploit them to disrupt essential services.

OSS Scanner Target Audience

OSS Scanner targets projects with capacity to triage findings at scale, providing faster vulnerability reports without human review.

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program Next Steps

Critical Infrastructure Defense Program will expand to more partners and sectors while sharing lessons learned and what didn’t work.

What matters most

Anthropic introduces Cyber Mission to support defenders with AI tools for critical infrastructure and open-source security.

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