Software, AI and cybersecurity accreditation NABL Software and IT System Testing Laboratory Accreditation 2026: AI, Cybersecurity, VAPT and ISO 17025 Updated: 13 September 2026 Short answer: NABL amended NABL 137, "Specific Criteria for Accreditation of Software & IT System Testing Laboratories", on 28 April 2026. The current criteria apply with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and explicitly cover areas including AI/ML and large language models, IoT, blockchain, embedded systems, medical software, cybersecurity, VAPT, cloud security, interoperability, secure coding and software performance. The laboratory must demonstrate not only software-testing skill, but also controlled test environments, competent personnel, validated methods, configuration-managed test tools, secure handling and reliable test records. Software testing is increasingly becoming a conformity-assessment problem. A modern software product may control a medical device, ...