Anthropic Launches Critical Infrastructure Defense Program
Anthropic's new program provides frontier models and on-site engineers to security firms, with 11 founding partners including Accenture and CrowdStrike.
Anthropic has launched the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, an initiative that provides frontier models and on-site engineers to security companies protecting critical infrastructure. Eleven companies joined as founding partners, according to SiliconANGLE.
The founding partners include consulting firms Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and PwC, alongside security companies Dragos, Nozomi Networks, CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks. Hitachi and Rockwell Automation joined as manufacturers that build industrial equipment and provide security patches.
The program targets operational technology at power plants, substations and water facilities.
Anthropic also released a free OSS Scanner that checks open-source projects for vulnerabilities. The company stated that several partners are already using Claude to fix vulnerabilities, though it did not disclose whether partners use the models for free or who pays computing costs.
Anthropic said the OSS Scanner may produce errors such as incorrect severity ratings.
Background
In October 2025, Anthropic said it expects AI to favor defenders over attackers within two years, according to SiliconANGLE.
Quick answers
What is the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program?
An Anthropic program that provides frontier models and on-site engineers to security companies protecting critical infrastructure, targeting operational technology at power plants, substations and water facilities.
Who are the founding partners of the program?
Eleven companies joined as founding partners, including Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, PwC, Dragos, Nozomi Networks, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Hitachi and Rockwell Automation.
What is the OSS Scanner?
A free tool released by Anthropic that checks open-source projects for vulnerabilities. Anthropic said it may produce errors such as incorrect severity ratings.