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Security software testing guidelines developed
10 November 2008
Members of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) have published guidelines that for the first time set recognised standards for testing security software.
The standards have been developed and agreed to by more than 40 security experts, product testers and members of the media from around the world.
The creation and publication of these standards is a critical first step in fulfilling AMTSO's mission to improve the testing of anti-malware products.
Members of AMTSO have also produced a comprehensive set of best practices for dynamic testing of security software. This document will help software testers create more accurate and reliable tests. Both documents ("The Fundamental Principles of Testing", and "Best Practices for Dynamic Testing") are available to download from http://www.amtso.org .
AMTSO stated that the approval of these standards and guidelines is a significant step for the security industry as a whole, since it now has a common reference for high quality standards of testing.
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