AI-based offensive cybersecurity firm Theori said on Thursday it will join Anthropic\'s Cyber Verification Program, or CVP. The company said the program grants vetted security firms and experts access to advanced cyber security AI capabilities that are typically restricted. Theori said participation will help it enhance the offensive security detection and attack-path verification engine of its AI-driven autonomous penetration testing platform, Xint.

Global security companies are speeding up efforts to target South Korean firms seeking to address new threats linked to the spread of AI, including moves to build service infrastructure in Korea. Cisco is operating a Secure Access Korea point of presence, while Palo Alto Networks Korea is expanding cooperation with local firms, running training programmes and teaming up on frontier-AI threats. The report also lists other security industry moves and recent hacking and inspection figures in finance.