ASC is proud to announce that we have successfully passed an audit for FISMA / FedRAMP Moderate, demonstrating our extremely high security standards for our online assessment platform! FISMA and FedRAMP are both security protocols that are required to provide cloud-based software to the United States government, based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) controls, outlined in NIST SP 800-53. More information is below.
What does it mean that we achieved FISMA / FedRAMP?
If you are a US state or federal government entity, this means that it is much easier to utilize ASC’s powerful software for item banking, online testing, and psychometrics. You can serve as a sponsor for an Authority to Operate (ATO). If you are not such an entity, it means you can rest assured that ASC’s commitment to security is strong enough that it meets such stringent standards.
There are many aspects that go into building a platform of this quality, and then of course there is the substantial investment of a third-party audit. This includes code quality, code review, user roles, separation of concerns, staff access to servers, tracking of tickets and code releases, etc.
Yes, I’d like to learn more.
Please contact us for a software demo or request a trial account. We’d love to hear your requirements!
More information on FISMA / FedRAMP
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/difference-between-fisma-and-fedramp
https://www.fedramp.gov/program-basics/
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Nathan Thompson, PhD, is CEO and Co-Founder of Assessment Systems Corporation (ASC). He is a psychometrician, software developer, author, and researcher, and evangelist for AI and automation. His mission is to elevate the profession of psychometrics by using software to automate psychometric work like item review, job analysis, and Angoff studies, so we can focus on more innovative work. His core goal is to improve assessment throughout the world.
Nate was originally trained as a psychometrician, with an honors degree at Luther College with a triple major of Math/Psych/Latin, and then a PhD in Psychometrics at the University of Minnesota. He then worked multiple roles in the testing industry, including item writer, test development manager, essay test marker, consulting psychometrician, software developer, project manager, and business leader. He is also cofounder and Membership Director at the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (iacat.org). He’s published 100+ papers and presentations, but his favorite remains https://scholarworks.umass.edu/pare/vol16/iss1/1/.
