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Integrity Advocate Ranks #1 for Online Proctoring Usability for the Third Consecutive Season
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Integrity Advocate has been ranked #1 for Online Proctoring Usability on G2 for the third consecutive season. Based on verified customer feedback, we also earned five Fall 2026 badges recognizing usability, ease of use, support, and overall leadership.
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When Proctoring Tools Become an IT Problem
July 31, 2026
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Downloaded software, browser extensions, and compatibility checks don't just frustrate test takers, they generate a real, recurring cost in help desk tickets and IT hours. See what happens to that cost when a proctoring platform removes the download requirement entirely.
The EU AI Act, GDPR, and What They Mean for Online Proctoring and Assessment Security
January 21, 2025
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The EU Artificial Intelligence Act and GDPR are reshaping expectations for how AI can be used in assessment environments, particularly when outcomes affect credentials, academic standing, or professional opportunities. Together they send a consistent signal: AI may support assessment security but it cannot replace human judgment. This post examines what each framework requires for high-risk AI uses in education and credentialing, what ATP guidance says about human oversight in proctoring, and what organizations can do to align with both regulations without adding unnecessary complexity to their programs.
Protecting Exam-Takers and Your Reputation
December 18, 2025
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Organizations administering online assessments face a dual responsibility: protect learners from unnecessary risk and protect the credibility of the programs and credentials they stand behind. These are not competing goals. They are two sides of the same decision. This post examines what learner protection actually requires in proctoring, from no-install design and privacy-first data handling to a low-friction exam experience, and what credential and reputation protection depends on, including trusted results, human-validated outcomes, and consistent, fair processes that stakeholders can rely on over time.
OnDemand Webinar: The Dark Side of AI - The End of Traditional Training as We Know It with ASSP
September 24, 2025
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AI is transforming how we learn and work, but it is also opening the door to new risks for training providers, compliance managers, and credentialing bodies. In this on-demand webinar presented by ASSP and Integrity Advocate, learn how deepfakes, voice synthesis, and automation tools are making it easier to falsify participation and assessment results, what the compliance and regulatory consequences are for organizations that cannot verify training completion, and what safeguards including identity verification, engagement monitoring, and audit-ready reporting actually work in the AI era.
Integrity Advocate and IACET Partner to Strengthen Continuing Education
September 24, 2024
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AI-powered plugins can now complete continuing education assessments automatically, creating a growing risk that CEUs are being awarded without genuine learner participation. Integrity Advocate and IACET are partnering to provide IACET member organizations with risk assessments and resources to identify vulnerabilities and implement identity verification and participation monitoring standards that protect the integrity of their programs.
Top Proctoring Tools in 2026, Ranked by What Actually Matters
April 6, 2026
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Not sure which proctoring tool fits your program? This guide compares the top 10 platforms of 2026, breaks down the three proctoring models, and shares the one vendor question that determines what your results are actually worth.
Is Your Online Proctoring Platform FERPA Compliant? What US Educational Institutions Need to Know
February 10, 2021
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FERPA governs how US educational institutions and their vendors handle student education records, and online proctoring data tied to specific students falls squarely within its scope. This guide explains how FERPA applies to proctoring vendors, what institutions must look for to maintain compliance, and how Integrity Advocate's data minimization, human review, and 24-hour deletion practices support your FERPA obligations.
Why Most Remote Proctoring Companies Don't Want You to Read Their Privacy Policy
September 15, 2020
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Most proctoring companies collect far more personal data than test takers realize, and their privacy policies say so explicitly. This post breaks down what proctoring providers are actually collecting, shares four real privacy policy excerpts that should concern any organization, and explains how Integrity Advocate's Privacy by Design approach limits collection, mandates deletion, and keeps learner data out of the hands of third parties.
Integrity Advocate Announces Integration with D2L Brightspace
June 26, 2024
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Integrity Advocate has announced a partnership with D2L, integrating identity verification, participation monitoring, ExposeAI detection, and live proctoring directly into D2L Brightspace. The integration requires no participant installation and generated a 0.65% support rate in 2023, giving Brightspace users a streamlined way to maintain assessment integrity against AI-powered cheating tools.
