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Anthropic launches OSS Scanner for open-source security vulnerability detection

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Updated 2h ago

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Anthropic has introduced a new service called OSS Scanner that provides free security scans for open-source projects using its strongest models, including Mythos. The service aims to help projects identify vulnerabilities through periodic scans, although the reports generated will not undergo human review, potentially leading to inaccuracies.

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The introduction of the OSS Scanner service marks a new initiative by Anthropic to assist open-source projects in identifying security vulnerabilities at no cost.

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OSS Scanner offers vulnerability reports from Anthropic’s strongest models, including Mythos.

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Reports generated by OSS Scanner will be fully model-generated, without human review.

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AI tools have helped find major security flaws in open-source software recently.

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Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects

The Verge·2h ago