Education

Sancho

(9,211 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2015, 09:03 PM Mar 2015

Testing company claims hacker attacks caused cancellation of Florida computer tests.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/testing/state-says-cyber-attacks-caused-school-testing-problems/2220635

"Cyber attacks were at least partially to blame for last week's problem-plagued rollout of the new Florida Standards Assessments, the state education department said Monday.

Education commissioner Pam Stewart said her department was working with law enforcement "to ensure they identify the bad actors and hold them accountable to the fullest extent of the law."

Students across the state had complained about blank white screens while testing Thursday. Those white screens, the education department now says, were part of an attack intended to prevent access to the tests."

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Testing company claims hacker attacks caused cancellation of Florida computer tests. (Original Post) Sancho Mar 2015 OP

One more reason I won't let my kids take these stupid tests. AllyCat Mar 2015 #1

This is a mess. They should not count these tests. madfloridian Mar 2015 #2

AllyCat

(18,994 posts)

1. One more reason I won't let my kids take these stupid tests.

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Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:36 AM

Mar 2015

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)

2. This is a mess. They should not count these tests.

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Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:33 PM

Mar 2015

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