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News View all news » Events Past events View all events » Tests Upcoming Published View all tests » We are AMTSO AMTSO is the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, a community of over 60 security and testing companies from around the world. We create objective standards and best practices for testing of anti-malware and related products. We provide free tools to help anyone – from home users to professional testers – confirm that their security products are working properly. AMTSO mission is to promote advanced cybersecurity testing, because the best testing encourages better products that increase customer protection. What we do Testing standards AMTSO’s Testing Protocol Standard provides a framework… Read More
Overview
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2008
Mentions in press and media 12
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| May 6, 2026 | SecureIQLab Opens Post-Quantum Validation of Cloud-Native Firewalls | today published the first independent cloud-native firewall validation methodology to include NIST post-quantum cryptography standards. Key facts: – First independent cloud-native firewall (CNFW) validation methodology to include NIST post-... |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Honeygain Joins AMTSO to Strengthen Commitment to Security and Transparency | Honeygain logo AMTSO member badge Honeygain reaffirms its commitment to security, compliance, and transparency by joining AMTSO. Joining AMTSO gives us the opportunity to collaborate with global leaders in cybersecurity and ensure our SDK i... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Macs May Not Be Safe from Modern Malware | TL;DR: Protect your Mac with a SiyanoAV Antivirus Pro Lifetime Subscription on sale for $59.99 (reg. $387). Keeping your Mac protected and performing at its best shouldn’t require constant attention. If you value clean design, reliable perf... |
| May 3, 2018 | 12 Simple Things You Can Do to Be More Secure Online | May 3, 2018 14 min read This story originally appeared on PCMag Ransomware attacks, identity theft and online credit card fraud can be devastating, and these are just a few of the many types of malicious software and network attacks. If you... |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Lawyers, malware, and money: The antivirus market’s nasty fight over Cylance | Enlarge Sarah Shuda / Flickr reader comments 104 with 81 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Last November, a systems engineer at a large company was evaluating security software product... |
| May 8, 2015 | Security vendor Tencent found cheating in tests | Chinese anti-virus developer Tencent will lose its certifications after it was found to have submitted products with optimisations designed to improve their ratings in independent third-party testing. Tencent is the second Chinese security ... |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Is your anti-malware software doing its job? AMTSO launches tools that may reveal all | The importance of having virus and malware protection installed is something that is drummed into every computer user. There are countless security tools to choose from these days, and numerous reviews to help you to decide between them. Bu... |
| Jun 25, 2010 | Antivirus Product Testing is Changing, Whether Vendors Like it or Not | This week NSS Labs released their Q2 2010 Corporate Endpoint Protection Products report. NSS has only publicly announced the two products it specifically recommends against: Panda‘s Internet Security 2010 (Enterprise) and AVG‘s Internet Sec... |
| Nov 10, 2008 | Malware testing gains some structure | An international group formed in May to lay some ground rules for anti-malware testing has delivered a pair of documents setting forth basic principles. The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), which includes representatives... |
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FAQ about AMTSO
When was AMTSO founded?
AMTSO was founded in 2008.
What has the press written about AMTSO?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning AMTSO, among them “SecureIQLab Opens Post-Quantum Validation of Cloud-Native Firewalls” (May 6, 2026) and “Honeygain Joins AMTSO to Strengthen Commitment to Security and Transparency” (Aug 26, 2025).
Is AMTSO still active?
Yes, AMTSO is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 6, 2026.