via the NIST ITL Newsletter, comes word of a newly released tool that permits comprehensive testing tasks targeting high-risk software. Specifics of the tool - part of the ACTS Test Suite - have been made available at the NIST News & Events site.

"Augmenting an existing software toolkit, the research team’s new creation can strengthen the safety tests that software companies conduct on the programs that help control our vehicles, operate our power plants and manage other demanding technology." - via The National Institute of Standards And Technology