AMTSO

Earlier this year, Nord Security joined AMTSO, and has quickly become a major driver and contributor to our VPN Working Group. We spoke with Domininkas Virbickas, Head of Development, Threat Protection, NordVPN, about his views on the current VPN testing landscape, the changes he’d like to see in VPN testing, and his vision for the future of VPN technology. ➡ Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e29Ga2-A

K7 Computing has been a long-standing member of AMTSO. In an interview with Samir K. Mody, VP of Threat Research at K7, we learned about why K7 joined AMTSO, why product tests are important for K7, and how he sees the evolution of testing since AMTSO's inception. ➡ Read our interview here: https://lnkd.in/gPcJ7Wvu

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, maintaining high standards for anti-malware #testing is crucial. The AMTSO Standard serves as guidance ensuring transparency, fairness, and collaboration in the testing process. ➡ Read our reminder of what the AMTSO Standard entails and how it works to uphold these principles. 

Tomorrow, our next Testing Town Hall will take place, with exciting talks, including: Sebastian Porst, Google – New Android Security features in Android 15 Stefan Dumitrascu, SE LABS Ⓡ – XDR testing Join us to hear from and discuss with industry experts. Attendance is free and non-members are also welcome. ➡ Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/efRQTQQw

Our AMTSO members have elected a new board, with Stefan Dumitrascu of SE LABS Ⓡ and Jamz Yaneza of Trend Micro joining the AMTSO board of directors. We're excited to welcome you on board, Jamz and Stefan! Glaucia Faria Young Young of Microsoft and Simon PG Edwards of SE LABS Ⓡ will be stepping back from their board positions, and we thank them for their many years of invaluable service.    ➡ Read more in our announcement:  https://lnkd.in/eUMzZnAF

We spoke to Microsoft's Glaucia Faria Young, who is an AMTSO board member, about how the meaning of #cybersecurity has changed within Microsoft the past years, which threats she regards as most challenging for users today, and how Microsoft tests the capabilities of its own products. ➡ Read more in our interview here: https://lnkd.in/ek4zxB79

We're excited to welcome NordVPN as a new member of our AMTSO community! Vykintas Maknickas, NordVPN's head of Product Strategy, said: “While VPN services become more and more popular among internet users all over the world, the testing standard remains unclear. The AMTSO community did a great job developing clear and transparent cybersecurity standards over the years. We aim to help improve anti-malware testing standards even further and bring industry knowledge to develop trustworthy VPN testing standards.” https://lnkd.in/eTKdi-p2

Luis Corrons is our co-chairman of the board, and has been with AMTSO since the very beginning. In an interview with us he shared his view on AMTSO's evolution, its significance for the industry, the collaboration between cybersecurity vendors and testers, and why testing standards are also required in new cybersecurity areas. ➡ Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/erQ97jmA

SecureIQLab's David Ellis is a frequent speaker at our AMTSO Testing Town Halls, and he has been part of our board since July 2022.    ➡ Read our interview with him here: https://lnkd.in/enbhPRQJ

Eddy Willems is Security Evangelist at German computer security company G DATA CyberDefense, and a true veteran of the cybersecurity industry. He is a founding father of the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR), and has been an AMTSO member for many years, joining its board in May 2012. ➡ We interviewed him for our interview series, read more here: https://lnkd.in/eNVcAGqw