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AnthropicCybersecurityInfrastructureOpen SourceAnthropic launches Cyber Mission: critical infrastructure defense + free OSS scans
October 8, 20262 min read
Anthropic launched the Anthropic Cyber Mission on October 8, including the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program (CIDP) with 11 founding partners (Accenture, CrowdStrike, Dragos, Palo Alto, Rockwell and others) to put frontier Claude models, on-site engineers, and threat research behind power grids, water, transport, and government systems — plus a free OSS Scanner for open-source projects.
Why it matters
Defenders of OT and open source get the same class of models attackers are already probing with. Anthropic is turning cyber capability into a structured partnership program rather than a one-off glass-box release.
Anthropic announced the Anthropic Cyber Mission on October 8 as a long-term effort to support defenders with tools, research, and resources.
The Critical Infrastructure Defense Program (CIDP) brings frontier Claude models, on-site engineers, and threat research to trusted providers that secure operational technology — power grids, water systems, transportation networks, and government systems. Founding partners are Accenture, Booz Allen, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, Dragos, Hitachi, Insane Cyber, Nozomi Networks, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, and Rockwell Automation. Anthropic said several partners are already using Claude to find and fix vulnerabilities for their customers.
Alongside CIDP, Anthropic launched OSS Scanner, offering open-source projects periodic security scans from its strongest models at no charge (with eligibility limits). The company frames the mission as closing a resource gap: defenders have domain expertise but face AI-accelerated attack timelines on systems that often cannot be taken offline for conventional patch cycles.