AMTSO: the test of time?
David Harley · Network Security · 2012
The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organisation (AMTSO) was formally founded in May 2008.1 Since then, the organisation has generated some serious documentation and even, from time to time, managed some (often controversial) press coverage.2, 3 That in itself is something of an achievement, considering that the eyes of many journalists glaze over at the very mention of testing. They often don't perceive it as difficult or challenging: there is a whole school of quick-and-dirty product reviews in generalist computer magazines where non-specialists attempt some evaluation of detection performance.