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July 15, 2005 |
| Dear Associate, |
Last September Caveon held a Security Summit at the beautiful Snowbird resort here in Utah. The event featured a number of presenters including David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture. The test security topics discussed provided an interesting and insightful couple of days for all attendees.
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This year we've decided to take the security summit idea on the road and call it the Caveon Security Summit Series or S3 for short. The first stop will be Washington D.C., at the Crystal City Marriott on Thursday, October 6, 2005. If you live near the Washington area I encourage you to attend. You'll enjoy a chance to mingle with your peers and have breakfast on Caveon. This free seminar will highlight the growing problem of test compromise and provide solutions your organization can implement to create a more secure testing environment. To learn more about the Security Summit Series and to register click here. |
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Regards,
Don Sorensen
Caveon Test Security |
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| Testing Industry News |
NOCA Poll Results
This month's poll question, How often does your certification program conduct a job/task analysis?
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NOCA Academy's Audio Seminar
July 20th, 2005, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. David Meissner, Executive Director, Testing System Strategy, Thomson Prometric, will discuss the development of an effective strategic plan for certification organizations.
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Special Offer: During the month of July Catalyst Test Improvement Services is offering a free test review. For more information visit: http://www.catalyst-test.com |
| Test Security Tip |
Protecting Our Tests
By Cyndy Fitzgerald, Senior Test Security Director
Just as a systems engineer must be vigilant in identifying and minimizing possible points of failure, in the testing industry, program managers need to manage risks of test disclosure and cheating. While the following list of activities is not comprehensive, it provides a general idea of where risk management principles (aka: test security) can be applied to testing programs:
- Item development: During this phase of test development up through beta testing there are many people involved with the creation of test content—contract item writers, subject matter experts, translators, beta test participants. Appropriate security measures should be applied to prevent loss or questions regarding ownership of the developed content.
- Test delivery: Test delivery involves two types of risk: the first at the point of test disclosure to examinees, and the second when the examinee formulates and provides a response. Appropriate security measures should be applied to ensure that both the exposure and response are trustworthy.
- Data Management: Even after the test items are safely locked away, the credential can still be compromised by data mismanagement. Routine back-ups and reconciliations should be performed to ensure that test response data is not corrupted.
To read the rest of this article click here. |
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