Anthropic's Mythos AI Skips CISA, Other Agencies Access
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- Anthropic unveiled Mythos Preview, an AI model that can locate security flaws in every major operating system and web browser, according to the company.
- Commerce Department and the National Security Agency have been given access to Mythos Preview and are using it for vulnerability testing.
- CISA has not received access to Mythos Preview, as reported by Axios, despite being briefed on the tool.
- Anthropic has been in ongoing discussions with U.S. officials about Mythos Preview’s offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, and the agency said it is offering restricted access to "key institutions."
- Trump administration has cut CISA’s workforce, reassigned staff to immigration priorities, and is seeking to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, limiting its cyber‑detection resources.
- CISA director told Congress that the agency’s ability to detect hacks is constrained amid the current DHS shutdown, underscoring the impact of reduced funding.
Why it matters: The exclusion of CISA from Mythos Preview gives the Commerce Department and NSA a technical edge in vulnerability hunting while the central cybersecurity coordinator loses a critical defensive tool, potentially weakening the nation’s ability to protect critical infrastructure amid budget cuts.
