Anthropic expanded its Cyber Verification Program on October 6 into Defense, Red Team and Specialized access tiers. Qualifying defenders can apply for stronger cyber capabilities with tier-specific controls. That could extend advanced tools beyond the largest security teams; verification, authorized-use limits and data-retention requirements remain. Broader access is conditional, not an unrestricted release.
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Anthropic announced on September 18 that Accenture's evaluators will work inside the company with employee-like access. Anthropic will pay for the work, and reporting standards are still unsettled. Watch for what the public actually gets to see from those tests.