Anthropic expands its cyber verification program into a three-tier access system

Anthropic is opening the vault a little wider. On October 6, 2026, the AI company expanded its Cyber Verification Program (CVP) into a three-tier system, according to a report credited to Axios. The overhaul folds in Project Glasswing, the company’s existing partnership with some of the largest names in tech. The goal is to give security professionals graduated access to Anthropic’s top models, including Claude Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Mythos 5.1. The catch is the verification step. Reduced cybersecurity safeguards apply only to defensive and red-teaming operations, and only for people and organizations that pass vetting. How the three tiers work The new structure splits access into three levels: Defense Access, Red Team Access and Specialized Access. Each tier is tailored to a different level of risk and a different set of operational needs. Speed is part of the offer too. Applications for the new tiers will be answered within days, which should shorten the wait for qualified security teams. The Glasswing numbers Project Glasswing originally launched in April 2026 with a select group of partners. Founding members include Amazon Web Services, Apple and Microsoft, with Google and Nv...