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Archive for the ‘AMTSO’ Category
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Larry Seltzer posted a fine review of the new AMTSO documents over on eWeek.
It’s always great to see the words “I’m really impressed with what I’m reading in these standards.” He even goes over the “Best Practices for Dynamic Testing” document, which is relevant to properly evaluating ThreatFire and other behavioral-based anti-malware solutions — delivering malware to the system in the same way that a user would see it attacking their system. We were especially interested in the “Dynamic Testing” document details and crafting at the last Oxford meeting. He understands the issues addressed in the document, including issues with using Virtual Machines in testing, and the article finishes with a hint of the reality of the process: “Don’t expect that you’ll start seeing results compliant with these guidelines a lot. Testing like this is difficult and expensive and few labs are set up to do it. If all goes well, more will be from now on.”
It’s great to see positive interest in the testing standards already. Let’s hope that Larry and others at eWeek are interested in becoming a member as well.
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) is meeting in Oxford, England, trying to finalize two documents that we have worked on as a part of the group for months. The “Fundamental Principles of Testing” document and “Best Practices of Dynamic Testing”, applicable to ThreatFire and its tests, have been receiving public comments for quite some time now.
PC Tools is proud to be a part of the AMTSO. We believe that we are making progress on improving the state of testing and its relevance to our customers. Far too often, descriptions of the ThreatFire product are met with blank stares and a lack of understanding. We are excited that with more standards-compliant testing and reviews, coherent and understandable analysis of the product and its comparable efficacy will be better received by users. More details and results from the meeting will be posted later on the AMTSO site.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
PC Tools is proud to be a participating member of The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO). The group recently met to discuss (argue) over details of proposed standards in Washington on the Microsoft Campus, and we look forward to eventual formal completion and public release of these standards.
We had a great accommodations on the trip. Great room number. 
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