Cheaters Gonna Cheat | Check-In 4

In this ChatEDU Check-In: Security Breaches and Digital Cheating on the New SAT, Matt explores the sophisticated methods students and bad actors are using to compromise the integrity of the digital SAT. The transition to a computer based format has introduced technical vulnerabilities that go beyond traditional cheating methods.

Key Takeaways:

• Specialized hardware, such as video capture devices disguised as peripherals, and "sandbox" software allow students to bypass the security of the Bluebook testing platform.
• International websites are leaking authentic test questions from the College Board's active bank, facilitating large scale cheating across different time zones.
• The practice of allowing students to use their own laptops is a primary security vulnerability that hardware based exploits can easily target.

Matt’s Two Cents: While the shift to digital was marketed as a definitive solution to paper based security flaws, the BYOD model has proven to be the Achilles' heel of the entire scheme. By allowing students to use personal devices, the College Board has moved the battlefield to a technical arena where hardware exploits are nearly impossible to fully neutralize.

Article Link: https://tinyurl.com/5n6vbydc

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