The new version of the <A HREF="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1003039,00.html">Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual</A> (OSSTMM), an open standard methodology for performing security tests, gives organizations a bias-free way to assess their information security effectiveness. A number of public, private and government organizations worldwide already use the previous version of the OSSTMM, released by the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM).