# Anthropic updates its usage policy for agentic and cybersecurity risks

> Anthropic published usage-policy updates that added detail for malicious computer, network, and infrastructure compromise activities. The company framed the changes around more capable agentic tools and cybersecurity risks, with an effective date stated in the announcement for the revised policy and explicit prohibited conduct categories.

Canonical: https://hypler.com/ai-news/anthropic-usage-policy-update-2025
Hypler publication: 2026-10-06
Original source date: 2025-08-15
Publisher: Anthropic
Article kind: source-briefing
Category: Policy
Tags: agent-safety, cybersecurity, policy

## Engineering relevance

Tool-enabled workflows need explicit permissible-action boundaries and auditability. Hypler should model provider terms as external constraints alongside product authorization, user intent, and controlled execution design.

## Original source

- [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/usage-policy-update)

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