Hitachi,Ltd. announced that it will participate as a founding partner in the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, a cyber defense program for critical infrastructure launched by U.S. company Anthropic. Going forward, Hitachi will share its OT expertise and advance HMAX Cyber, among other initiatives.
Hitachi,Ltd. announced that it will participate as a founding partner in the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, a cyber defense program for critical infrastructure launched by U.S. company Anthropic. The program covers critical infrastructure, including control systems for power, water, manufacturing and transportation, and uses Anthropic's AI model Claude to support the detection and remediation of vulnerabilities.
Through its participation in working groups, Hitachi will share its expertise in OT (operational technology) and plans to advance its operational resilience service HMAX Cyber and strengthen the cybersecurity of its OT products based on the knowledge gained through the program.
Hitachi stated that it will deepen cooperation in the security field through strategic partnerships and contribute to improving the safety of social infrastructure, building on initiatives including Glasswing in June, the acceleration of verification processes in July and the launch of HMAX Cyber in September.
There have also been references to the participation of Japanese companies other than Hitachi in the program, and some have pointed to Hitachi as the Japanese company attracting attention for its participation.