Scoop: Top U.S. cyber agency doesn't have access to Anthropic's powerful hacking model
Summary
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not have access to Anthropic's new AI tool called Mythos Preview, even though some other government groups are using it. Mythos can quickly find security weaknesses, so it is being tested by over 40 companies to help improve their defenses against cyberattacks.Key Facts
- CISA, responsible for protecting important systems like banks and power plants, is not currently using Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI model.
- Anthropic chose not to release Mythos publicly because it can rapidly identify security flaws.
- More than 40 companies and organizations, including the NSA and the Commerce Department's AI center, have access to Mythos.
- The Department of Defense has called Anthropic a "supply chain risk," but the NSA still uses Mythos.
- The Trump administration has cut funding and staff at CISA, which is now operating with fewer resources.
- National cyber director Sean Cairncross and the Treasury Department are working to gain wider access to Mythos for civilian agencies.
- Mythos is mainly used by organizations to find weaknesses in their own networks to improve security.
- Security experts in critical infrastructure sectors rely on CISA for threat information and guidance on security priorities.
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