Anthropic opens a 3-tier program with fewer cyber blocks for verified defenders
Security teams can apply for Claude access with fewer cyber-related refusals. Project Glasswing members move into the top tier.
Claude sometimes refuses computer security work, because it could be misused. Anthropic now lets verified security teams apply for fewer of those refusals. It only matters if you do security work.
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Why it matters
Claude refuses some security work by default. Verified defenders can now apply to get fewer blocks, which shows how labs gate risky skills.
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The details
- Tiers: Defense Access, Red Team Access, Specialized Access.
- Defense covers incident response, malware analysis and vulnerability work; individuals can apply.
- Red Team is for organizations only; blocks on actions like deploying ransomware stay.
- Specialized is for safety-critical systems and is reviewed with the U.S. government.
- Applications go through Anthropic's portal; models include Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Mythos 5.1.
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