-In order to detect and prevent cheating, test security personnel absolutely need to be kept current with best practices and training. There is no other choice.
-Though some candidates had been indulging in this practice on individual basis, sources said some cheating rackets too had used this modus operandi for its candidates in lieu of hefty fee.

The New York Fire Department’s hiring efforts became subject to judicial oversight after the city lost a Justice Department lawsuit due to a “pattern and practice of discrimination against black firefighter candidates.”

The scam operated as follows: An assistant professor charged with proctoring the exam broke open the exam packets about 1 ½ hours early, used his camera to take photos of the exams and e-mail them to 11 experts who immediately returned the questions with answers. Copies with the answered questions were then made and distributed [...]

Hindsight: Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; – a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one’s decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made. After every single airplane crash or [...]

Georgia bit her lip nervously as she peered out the rear-view mirror of her car. She had already been idling 10 minutes longer than allowed and campus security would be returning shortly. Then, she saw them, exiting the library. Ignacio was detained by a man in uniform. Vincenzo broke into a run, sprinted to the [...]

The ATP (Association of Test Publishers) conference this year did everything a good conference should do. We networked. We shared industry information. We discussed best practices. We met with clients and vendors. And we created, renewed, and strengthened friendships. Rather than discuss those things, let me share a few observations relating to test security. Exam [...]

Recently there have been many reports of lost databases, stolen computers, and misplaced documents. Is it any wonder that tests and exams are also experiencing the same problems? For example, last November in New Zealand the home of an employee of the Qualification Authority was burglarized and a laptop containing math items for the National [...]

Just last week a five-year old boy was detained by TSA (Transportation Security Administration) because his name was similar to a suspected terrorist on the no-fly list. The reporter wrote, “A five-year-old boy was taken into custody and thoroughly searched at Sea-Tac because his name is similar to a possible terrorist alias. As the Consumerist [...]

Holmes handed Watson a note and said, “This is the message which struck Justice of the Peace Trevor dead with horror when he read it.” The supply of game for London is going steadily up. Head-keeper Hudson, we believe, has been now told to receive all orders for fly-paper and for preservation of your hen-pheasant’s [...]

The number one security concern of testing professionals is exam theft and piracy, according to a survey that Caveon conducted at NOCA in 2005. We asked the question: “Which of the following are security concerns for you? (Please check as many as apply).” One hundred participants responded in the following manner: Concern Number Responding Proxy [...]