Anthropic launches the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program to provide AI models, threat research, and on-site support, starting with CrowdStrike and others (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Anthropic has launched a new cybersecurity initiative called the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program. The program aims to provide companies protecting critical infrastructure, such as power grids and water utilities, with access to its most powerful AI models, engineers, and threat research.

The program's founding partners include Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, Dragos, Hitachi, Insane Cyber, Nozomi Networks, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, and Rockwell Automation. These companies will use Anthropic's resources to identify and fix vulnerabilities in their customers' systems.

Anthropic is also launching a free AI-powered vulnerability scanning service for open-source software projects, called OSS Scanner. According to Axios, participating projects will receive periodic scans from Anthropic's AI model, Claude, along with automated reports detailing vulnerabilities, potential exploits, and suggested fixes.

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