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Anthropic's AI Model Exposes How Unprepared Enterprises Are to RespondAnthropic's announcement this week of Claude Mythos Preview frontier model capable of finding zero-days flaws humans may miss is both a warning and a call to action for CIOs: The way enterprises have been managing cybersecurity is about to change forever, and they need to get ready.

Early Tests of New Anthropic AI Model Show Fast Detection, Better Flaw CorrelationCrowdStrike's early testing of Anthropic's new Claude Mythos Preview AI model shows faster vulnerability detection and improved cross-system context, signaling a shift toward AI-driven security operations that compress discovery-to-response timelines and force new defensive frameworks.

DOD Official: AI Firm Wanted 'Approval Role in the Operational Decision Chain'Internal memos used by the Department of Defense to justify its decision to blacklist artificial intelligence firm Anthropic said the firm's models could not be reliably controlled for military use.

EU AI Regulation May Hold Implications for Powerful New Anthropic ModelAnthropic jolted the tech and policy worlds this week with it announcement of Claude Mythos Preview. Europe's leaders - who recently passed legislation that affect Anthropic's strategy with risky systems such as this - are taking a keen interest.

Experts Warn of Faster and Higher Volume Attacks, Rising Patient Safety WorriesEmerging powerful AI tools - such as Anthropic's new Claude Mythos - that are capable of autonomously identifying and exploiting software bugs in a flash could reshape the healthcare cyber landscape by accelerating attacks and raising the risk of widespread operational disruption, experts said.

Also, Medusa Ransomware, Grafana Flaw, German Political Party BreachThis week, German police unmasked a REvil leader, a critical Docker flaw, Medusa ransomware surged, DPRK hackers abused GitHub, Grafana AI bugs enabled data theft, scams hit $20B in the United States, Ivanti exploited and attacks hit Northern Ireland schools and a German political party.

Ruling Keeps Claude Models Out of Defense Systems During Separate Legal ChallengesA federal appeals court allowed the Pentagon to enforce its "supply-chain risk" designation against Anthropic, keeping its AI models barred from defense contracts while parallel litigation continues to challenge the policy's legality and constitutional limits.

Former DoD CIO Beavers on Ethics, Reliability and AI as a National Security ToolAs AI is increasingly used in defense operations, a critical question emerges: Who controls the system - the military or the model? Former DoD CIO Leslie Beavers explores challenges related to ethics and reliability, vendor risk, and autonomy as AI tools become key combatants in modern warfare.

Pure Play OT Security Firms Want A Seat At The TableThere's growing concern in the operational technology cybersecurity community that manufacturers and operators, and their security vendors, will be left out in the cold by the latest efforts to use artificial intelligence in securing critical software.

But Expect Plenty of Bottlenecks in Coordination, Validation and Patch DeploymentAnthropic's Claude Mythos Preview shows how AI can discover and chain vulnerabilities at scale, but the bigger challenge for defenders is redesigning disclosure, triage and patching processes so fixes can be deployed safely before attackers exploit the gap.

Okta's Brett Winterford on Identity Threats and Agentic AI RisksAI is accelerating cyberattacks, collapsing timelines and exposing new identity risks. Okta's Brett Winterford explains how attackers are using AI to scale phishing, exploit credentials and infiltrate enterprises - and what CIOs must do to defend against this rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Also: How AI May Democratize Cybercrime and How Everyday Routers Enable EspionageIn this week's ISMG panel, four ISMG editors discussed big shifts in cybersecurity: Anthropic's "dangerous" new AI model that can uncover thousands of zero-days, growing concerns about a surge in AI-driven flaws, and the FBI disrupting a Russian espionage campaign targeting everyday routers.

James Foster Points to Agentic Security and Need for Customers to Outsource DefenseCEO James Foster says managed detection and response is evolving into an AI-powered agentic model as enterprises face faster AI-driven threats. He stresses balancing automation with human expertise while positioning eSentire as a vendor-neutral platform integrating best-of-breed security tools.

Anthropic Limits Access to New AI Model Amid Concerns Over MisuseAnthropic asserted Tuesday that it's created a new era for cybersecurity after developing an artificial intelligence model too dangerous to release to public. The company's unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities.

Internet Intelligence Platform Targets Real-Time Cybethreat DefenseCensys raised $70 million to expand its AI-driven cybersecurity platform, focusing on real-time visibility into internet infrastructure. Co-founder and CEO Zakir Durumeric said faster attacks and evolving tactics require automated defenses powered by high-quality data and global intelligence.

Researchers Find Frontier Models Defy Humans to Protect AI PeersArtificial intelligence systems will lie, falsify records and sabotage company systems to prevent their fellow models from being shut down - even when no one told them to care. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley and Santa Cruz campuses dub the behavior "peer-preservation."