From SiliconANGLE · Duncan Riley · · 1m 20s
Anthropic Launches Cyber Mission
Anthropic opens free security tools for critical infrastructure and open source projects.
In brief
Anthropic opens free security tools for critical infrastructure and open source projects. Anthropic launched a program to help security firms protect power grids and water systems with AI, plus a free open-source vulnerability scanner. Originally reported by SiliconANGLE.
Anthropic Cyber Mission
Anthropic launched a program to support security firms protecting power grids and water systems with AI tools.
OSS Scanner for Free
Anthropic offers free periodic vulnerability scans for open-source projects using its strongest models.
Eleven Founding Partners
Eleven security firms joined Anthropic’s Critical Infrastructure Defense Program as founding partners.
Consulting and Security Vendors
Consulting firms like Accenture and Deloitte joined alongside security vendors including CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks.
Operational Technology Focus
Anthropic targets operational technology in plants and water systems where patches can’t be applied offline.
Claude Fixes Vulnerabilities
Anthropic said partners use Claude to fix vulnerabilities and help customers apply patches.
No Commercial Terms
Anthropic did not specify commercial terms for partners or how fixes are tested without disrupting operations.
OSS Scanner Backlog
Anthropic manually reviewed 6,000 of 29,000 candidate vulnerabilities found in open-source software over six months.
OSS Scanner Reports
OSS Scanner sends reports directly to maintainers with self-contained reproducers and candidate patches.
“basically job done for an engineer”
Accuracy Testing
Anthropic tested the scanner’s accuracy with 97 critical findings, clearing 85 for disclosure.
At a glance
Anthropic launched a program to help security firms protect power grids and water systems with AI, plus a free open-source vulnerability scanner.



