Test security audits & investigations
Safeguard test integrity with targeted audits and threat detection.
Dreams deserve…
unwavering protection against fraud and vulnerabilities.
Our comprehensive test security services include targeted test center audits and in-depth security investigations. These services are designed to identify vulnerabilities, uncover fraud risks, and investigate potential security incidents to protect the integrity of your testing process.
Test center audits
What we do
Conduct targeted audits, surprise inspections, and mystery shopper visits to uncover vulnerabilities and fraud risks. Our trained audit team investigates real-world scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of existing security controls.
Service benefits
Comprehensive and confidential audit processes protect the integrity of your in-person testing process. Stress test security controls, proactively identify weaknesses, and investigate suspected fraud.
What you get
Our detailed audit reports include vulnerabilities, risk ratings, and any fraud detected. Reports contain recommendations to strengthen controls and actionable insights to improve test security.
When / frequency
Test center audits can take place as:
- An ongoing, continuous service, with a regular program of planned inspections, surprise inspections, and mystery shopper visits.
- A one-time inspection to search for potential weaknesses and test the effectiveness of existing security controls.
- A one-time surprise inspection or mystery shopper visit to investigate a potential security incident or specific concern.
Security investigations
What we do
Our expert team takes the time to consult with you, understand your situation, and recommend the most effective tools for uncovering an issue. This might be a content leak, a test center vulnerability, or an online proctoring concern. We’ll then use these tools to thoroughly investigate the incident, providing you with a detailed report of our findings.
Service benefits
Our consultative approach helps you understand the full extent of any test security incident or security concern within your testing program. Access the best possible advice and investigative tools to find out exactly what’s going on, so you can take fast, decisive action to mitigate the threat.
What you get
- Understand and guide: Our team of test security experts will get to know your unique situation and advise on the best investigative tools. This might be a surprise audit, secret shopper visit, data forensics, or a thorough data review.
- Investigate and detect: When a plan has been agreed, we will launch an investigation.
- Analyze and advise: When investigations are complete, you will receive a full report with insights and recommendations for the next steps.
When / frequency
A one-time investigation in response to a security incident or specific security concern.
Explore our test security guide
Test security protects your assessments’ validity and integrity. Learn more about the security measures you can implement for your in-person and remote exams.
