POLICY · COMPANIES · #1664
Anthropic opens broader security access to Claude via Cyber Verification Program
Anthropic is expanding its Cyber Verification Program (CVP) to give a wider range of vetted security professionals and organizations access to Claude’s more powerful models with reduced safety filters for vulnerability research, malware analysis, incident response, and penetration testing. The CVP has three tiers — Defense Access (corporate security teams, government, universities, critical infrastructure operators, open-source developers, and individual researchers), Red Team Access (authorized attack simulations, organizations only), and Specialized Access (testing critical systems, vetted with the US government). Public Claude models still block most offensive work, while basic code review and patching remain possible without CVP access.
KEY POINTS
- Anthropic is expanding its Cyber Verification Program (CVP) to give a wider range of vetted security professionals and organizations access to Claude’s more powerful models with reduced safety filters for vulnerability research, malware analysis, incident response, and penetration testing.
- The CVP has three tiers — Defense Access (corporate security teams, government, universities, critical infrastructure operators, open-source developers, and individual researchers), Red Team Access (authorized attack simulations, organizations only), and Specialized Access (testing critical systems, vetted with the US government).
- Public Claude models still block most offensive work, while basic code review and patching remain possible without CVP access.
WHY IT MATTERS
Widening vetted reduced-safety access to powerful models could accelerate legitimate vulnerability discovery and incident response while raising concerns about misuse and the need for oversight.