Rockwell joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing programme

Rockwell Automation has joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing, linking the industrial automation group to a cybersecurity initiative focused on critical infrastructure.

Its security teams will use controlled access to Claude Mythos 5 to explore how artificial intelligence can help discover, validate, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities across software and connected systems used by manufacturers.

The move brings an industrial technology supplier into a programme Anthropic created for defensive cybersecurity work. Project Glasswing was launched to give approved organisations access to Claude Mythos Preview for efforts to identify flaws before attackers can exploit them.

Cybersecurity has become a growing issue for industrial groups as factories, production lines and operational systems become more connected. Manufacturers increasingly rely on links between plant equipment, software, operational data and wider enterprise systems, raising the risks tied to software weaknesses and network exposure.

That trend has increased scrutiny of industrial control environments, where disruptions can affect output, supply chains and essential services. Companies that supply automation systems also face pressure to show that product security is built into development and maintenance processes.

Anthropic has said Project Glasswing began with roughly 50 partners and later expanded to about 150 organisations across more than 15 countries. Participants include organisations that provide or support critical infrastructure in sectors including power, water, healthcare, communications and hardware.

For Rockwell, the project centres on internal security work rather than broad deployment claims. Its teams are examining whether AI tools can speed up the handling of vulnerabilities across the software and connected systems on which industrial customers depend.

Industrial focus

Rockwell has a broad presence in industrial automation environments, giving it a direct view of the security demands facing manufacturers and operators of critical systems. Its products and software are used across production facilities where uptime, safety and system integrity are closely tied to business continuity.

The company described its participation as part of a wider focus on secure-by-design development, customer trust and the resilience of industrial operations. The emphasis reflects a broader industry shift as vendors seek to strengthen product security while responding more quickly to newly identified software flaws.

Tony Baker, Vice President and Chief Product Security Officer, Digital Trust, at Rockwell Automation, outlined the company's position.

"Rockwell Automation plays a central role in helping manufacturers operate safely, securely, and reliably. By participating in Project Glasswing, we are applying advanced AI capabilities in a controlled, defensive way to help identify and address vulnerabilities faster and support the resilience of the industrial ecosystem," Baker said.

Wider effort

The initiative also points to a broader push within cybersecurity to test how generative AI can support defensive tasks under controlled conditions. In practice, that can include helping security teams sift through large volumes of findings, assess relevance and focus attention on the issues most likely to affect operations.

In industrial settings, those tasks can be especially complex because connected systems often combine modern software with older operational technology not originally designed with current cyber risks in mind. That mix can make patching, validation and remediation slower and more sensitive than in standard corporate IT environments.

Rockwell said its participation is intended to support more resilient products, faster vulnerability handling and continued investment in security across connected industrial systems used in modern manufacturing.

Anthropic's stated aim for Project Glasswing is to help defenders find and address flaws earlier, before they can be exploited, while sharing lessons that improve resilience across the wider ecosystem.