AMTSO stands for integrity, responsibility and fairness in Testing.

The cybersecurity industry's testing standard community
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AMTSO stands for integrity, responsibility and fairness in Testing.

The cybersecurity industry's testing standard community
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AMTSO is the cybersecurity industry’s testing standard community, offering a platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration on objective standards and best practices for cybersecurity product testing.

AMTSO holds regular Testing Town Hall events showcasing the latest ideas and developments in the testing world. Non-members are welcome to attend, learn more about testing, and contribute to the debate. Selected guests may also be invited to other AMTSO events, including in-person meetings.

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Upcoming events
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2026-04-15

Speakers from AMTSO on RTTL 3.0 plans, Scam& Phishing testing, and AI Agent Security, plus SecureIQLab on AI testing and guest Paul Zenker on physical security.
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2025-12-10

Artifact Security on scam and phishing testing, and Venak Security on vulnerabilities and bypassing protections.
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AMTSO aims to track all significant anti-malware and related tests, including upcoming tests. Those marked “AMTSO Standard” are run under the AMTSO Testing Protocol Standard compliance process.

Dates for future tests are approximate and may be subject to change.

Upcoming tests
Published tests
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AMTSO Update 2026-06-19

New testing guidelines on Agentic AI and Sandbox LLM handling opened for review, and other AMTSO news.

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AMTSO Update 2026-06-19

New testing guidelines on Agentic AI and Sandbox LLM handling opened for review, and other AMTSO news.

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Testing standards

AMTSO's Testing Protocol Standard provides a framework for transparent, unbiased testing. Fair tests empower users to find the best protection.

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Free tools

AMTSO's Security Features Check (SFC) free tools let anyone confirm that their protection is properly installed, correctly configured, and fully operational.

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Tests

AMTSO tracks tests published by independent testing labs, including AMTSO member testers and others, enabling users to find the test data most relevant to their needs.

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Membership

AMTSO is a community of over 60 member organizations from across the security and testing industries. Our members drive everything we do.

For testers
For security vendors
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