In today's world, human error can jeopardise large volumes of sensitive data. Online systems are frequently targeted by determined criminals. Technical measures (encrypted communications, firewalls, locked cupboards) can help, but can never be sufficient. These are fundamental problems, inherent in any client-server model.

 

HTS provides an elegant solution. Personally identifiable data can be ring-fenced in your local HTS database. All internet traffic between you and our server, and between the candidate and our server, remains anonymous; completed tests are combined with personal data only as the final step, on your local computer.

 

In this way, HTS achieves or exceeds the requirements for data protection recommended by the International Test Commission. HTS provides intrinsic security that is not available under a traditional client-server model.

 

With HTS, human error will not reveal the embarrassing fact that person X has applied for vacancy Y, nor will it reveal the clinical history of Z. Even in the unlikely event of a complete, hostile compromise of a Hogrefe server, only tests "in progress" would be jeopardised! And even these, if set up anonymously(*), would be all but useless to an attacker.

 

(*) If you wish, you may ask the test taker to enter personal details over the internet. The traffic is still securely encrypted to modern standards, but our server does temporarily hold privileged data. It is deleted as soon as you download results.