Anti-malware Testing Guidelines Important First Step

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-{ Quote: "The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization has published a set of best practices for dynamic testing of host-based anti-malware products as well as a collection of fundamental principles to govern testing. While the standards represent a good first step, the AMTSO still has its work cut out for it." }-Article (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/AntiMalware-Testing-Guidelines-Important-First-Step/)

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Standards Come to Anti-malware Testing-{ Quote: "By Larry Seltzer
2008-11-14

Security industry organization AMTSO develops high-quality guidelines to help vendors, analysts and publications test anti-malware products in a fair and thorough way.

Computer product testing, sadly, has been as much art as science over the years. It's not just that the products are so complicated as to defy simple, straightforward analysis, but also there are no general agreements on how products should be tested. Now that may be changing with respect to the testing of anti-malware products.

New guidelines issued by AMTSO (Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization) set an excellent standard for high-quality testing that you can believe in. I was in the professional testing business for many years, at least 13 or 14, and was technical director at four different labs. I don't do much actual testing of products anymore, but I still follow testing issues carefully. I'm really impressed with what I'm reading in these standards. " }-Article (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Standards-Come-To-AntiMalware-Testing/)