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If the UK GDPR regulations are the highest standard and most stringent privacy legislation in the world… how is it that so many proctoring companies claim compliance? The answer may surprise you.

In a recent alert, FERPA regulator highlights the fact that data breaches, hacks, and privacy spills are extremely common.

The virtual proctoring technology and services offered by Integrity Advocate have helped many large organizations make the shift to online learning safe and seamless.

Workforce training used to be conducted in a classroom environment, with trainers providing face-to-face instruction to a room full of personnel. Times have changed, but is industry doing enough to maintain the integrity of their online training?

Ever looked at the privacy policies of most identity verification and proctoring companies? You might be surprised by what you find.

When it comes to online learning, organizations still need to protect the integrity of their training. However, the goal should also be to act reasonably and to ensure that the level of oversight applied is not invasive in either its technology or in its incursion into personal privacy.

When it comes to verifying that a trainee has the knowledge they need to protect you, often the safeguards that institutions put into place don't meet the moment.

As more tests are administered online with remote proctoring software, learners are experiencing a brand-new, and ultimately preventable, form of test anxiety.

A truly equitable approach to accessibility goes beyond color contrast and screen reader compatibility. In the world of higher education, superior accessibility features are often the number one priority when selecting new software.

Academic studies show that claims of rampant online cheating are wildly exaggerated. So why do we continue to believe that students can’t be trusted online? Learn more about the surprising psychology of perception in our latest post.

Use these techniques from in-person, high-stakes testing to help create a secure remote test environment.

In the world of online training, there are multiple associations with vested interests. We take a look at five of them and how they recommend organizations approach online safety training and virtual proctoring. 

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FERPA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with GDPR. Find out how.

Researchers with the security firm Avast recently released a statement identifying at least 28 third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions for popular platforms including Vimeo, Facebook, Spotify, and even The New York Times as malware because of their covert functions.

… but do apply to our competitors. Real examples of other proctoring companies in the news.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPEDA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FIPPA. Find out how.

Two events shaped our technology roadmap this year more than anything else — the COVID-19 pandemic and serving higher education, a new industry for us. With these two events came incredible opportunities for growth and product innovation.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPA. Find out how.

How much are you really spending on your remote proctoring technology?

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with DCIA. Find out how.

The hacking, sale, and distribution of private data has in recent years become a major concern to educational institutions, students, and private organizations alike. They have every reason to be concerned.

We are all guilty of installing applications, plugins, or browser extensions onto our devices. What you may not realize is what is potentially lurking in the shadows when we download unfamiliar (or sometimes even familiar) software

Integrity Advocate today announced the release of the first ID Verification & Remote Proctoring plugin for Moodle, the world’s largest open source learning platform.

Online health and safety training is a booming industry, but how can trainees be assured that private information that they must share is protected? In the second part of a series, Troy Media investigates the complex world of online proctoring, and what it might mean to people who take online courses and exams.

We have all experienced the online phenomenon of ads and articles that mysteriously show up in our feed that directly correlate with our most recent personal likes or dislikes… otherwise known as behavioral targeting. 

The online training that many industries rely on to train their workers about health and safety needs to go through a massive shift, according to one software startup co-founder who is calling for higher standards.

Online training is a booming industry, but how can employers and the public be assured that workers are completing course requirements?

Regulating food safety in a climate of expanding dietary concerns, increased access to imported foods and emerging bacteria and contaminants has made safe food handling practices critical. Read this case study to learn how the Canadian Food Safety Group was able to take regulatory required and critical industry training online.

Since 1995, Smart Serve Ontario has been the leading advocate for responsible alcohol service and certifies as many as 100,000 hospitality workers annually. Read this case study to learn how this forward-thinking organization is able to deliver their training online and maintain a high-level of success in their mission to provide safe and responsible education on the consumption and handling of alcohol.

Doing away with classroom learning and testing saves money, but also raises significant due diligence and legal issues for organizations. Learn how Integrity Advocate helps organizations mitigate risk.

The International Competency Board (I-CAB) was built with online proctoring sewn into the fabric of the company. The mandate of the organization is to deliver continued improvement and reduce deficiencies of workers across a broad variety of industries and countries through access to online competency assessment tools. Read this case study to learn how this organization leads the way to a positive safety culture.