Anthropic launches Critical Infrastructure Defense Program

Techmeme, citing Axios, reports that Anthropic has launched the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program. The program aims to provide AI models, threat research and on-site support, starting with CrowdStrike and others. Axios describes the effort as moving beyond giving defenders access to its models. Anthropic also launched OSS Scanner, offering free periodic vulnerability scans to open-source projects that opt in; its reports are unreviewed and may contain errors.