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Anthropic separates cyber access into three levels of permission

Anthropic expanded its Cyber Verification Program on Tuesday. Defense Access covers defensive work. Red Team Access adds authorized penetration testing, while Specialized Access covers selected organizations testing systems where failure could harm people or disrupt markets.

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The company sets the approval rules and safeguards. It requires data retention for misuse monitoring, with exceptions for some customers who already have zero-retention access. A broader zero-retention option remains planned for later this fall. An application is not approved access.

Watch who qualifies, how long approval takes and whether each customer's data rules permit the required retention.

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