Introducing the Anthropic Cyber Mission
Today we’re launching the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term commitment to securing the systems everyone depends on.

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Key points
- The Cyber Mission is a new effort to support defenders with tools, research, and resources to secure their software and systems.
- 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.
- And through the Anthropic Cyber Mission, we’ll deploy Anthropic engineering talent and provide tools and funding for those who secure critical infrastructure and open-source software.
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- [1]Introducing the Anthropic Cyber MissionAnthropic News · Oct 8, 12:00 AM
Today we’re launching the Anthropic Cyber Mission, a long-term commitment to securing the systems everyone depends on.
The Cyber Mission is a new effort to support defenders with tools, research, and resources to secure their software and systems.
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