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Anthropic is restructuring its Cyber Verification Program by integrating Project Glasswing into a three-tier framework that balances dual-use cybersecurity capabilities with conservative classifiers in general models. This expansion allows vetted defensive teams and authorized red teams to access advanced models like Claude Opus 5.5 while maintaining strict blocks on high-risk activities such as ransomware deployment. The move addresses the tension between providing powerful tools for critical infrastructure security and preventing misuse, offering a scalable path for organizations to leverage AI in cybersecurity operations.
Anthropic folds Project Glasswing into an expanded three-tier Cyber Verification Program
Anthropic PBC today expanded its Cyber Verification Program into three tiers of access for vetted security teams, with fewer blocks on cybersecurity work at each step up. The overhaul is aimed at a restriction Anthropic built into its own products. Because the company treats cybersecurity as dual-use, its generally available models carry conservative classifiers that […] The post Anthropic folds Project Glasswing into an expanded three-tier Cyber Verification Program appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Anthropic PBC today expanded its Cyber Verification Program into three tiers of access for vetted security teams, with fewer blocks on cybersecurity work at each step up. The overhaul is aimed at a restriction Anthropic built into its own products. Because the company treats cybersecurity as dual use, its generally available models carry conservative classifiers that block most cyber work. When Claude Opus 5.5 launched Sept. 22, most security tasks sent to it were routed to the…
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