OT Cybersecurity Frozen Out by Frontier Labs
OT Cybersecurity Frozen Out by Frontier Labs
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/ot-cybersecurity-frozen-out-by-frontier-labs-a-31536
Publish Date: 2026-04-28 17:29:00
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Exclusion of OT From AI-Powered Vulnerability Discovery Poses Risks to National Security
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Hyperscalers and other IT behemoths are on the list. Operational technology companies are not. The list in question is one of the most important in cybersecurity right now – the companies that have special access to powerful new models from the two major U.S. frontier artificial intelligence labs, Anthropic and OpenAI, to identify vulnerabilities before hackers get access to similar technology.
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“None of the OT companies, none of the organizations that are most representative of that portion of the ecosystem are participating in this and are being represented,” said Tatyana Bolton, executive director of the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition, a trade group that represents OT security companies and OT equipment manufacturers.
None of the half dozen specialist OT cybersecurity companies questioned by ISMG had been approached by either Anthropic or OpenAI. None are listed in public disclosures
Bolton told ISMG the exclusion is an oversight driven by a culture clash.
“When the big players get together, they are not thinking about small scale critical infrastructure operators, they are thinking about their peers. The other hyperscale businesses. When they think about critical infrastructure, they think about JP Morgan Chase, not about some rural water utility in Illinois.”
“It’s Silicon valley vs. rural America, different worlds,” she said.
Anthropic’s press office did not respond to repeated requests for comment. OpenAI’s press office…
