Agencies gear up to tackle frontier model AI threats


Federal agencies are lining up outside help on frontier AI cyber risk, with a run of procurements for consultants and assessments a sign government is already moving to strengthen its cyber defences.

The buying spree began before OpenAI’s Medicare incident triggered a government-wide directive from the Department of Home Affairs last month to weed out vulnerabilities in legacy systems.

Agencies have six months to stocktake their legacy technology, identify vulnerabilities …

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