TY - GEN
T1 - A Wearables-Driven Attack on Examination Proctoring
AU - Heya, Tasnia Ashrafi
AU - Serwadda, Abdul
AU - Griswold-Steiner, Isaac
AU - Matovu, Richard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Multiple choice questions are at the heart of many standardized tests and examinations at academic institutions allover the world. In this paper, we argue that recent advancements in sensing and human-computer interaction expose these types of questions to highly effective attacks that today's proctor's are simply not equipped to detect. We design one such attack based on a protocol of carefully orchestrated wrist movements combined with haptic and visual feedback mechanisms designed for stealthiness. The attack is done through collaboration between a knowledgeable student (i.e., a mercenary) and a weak student (i.e., the beneficiary) who depends on the mercenary for solutions. Through a combination of experiments and theoretical modeling, we show the attack to be highly effective. The paper makes the case for an outright ban on all tech gadgets inside examination rooms, irrespective of whether their usage appears benign to the plain eye.
AB - Multiple choice questions are at the heart of many standardized tests and examinations at academic institutions allover the world. In this paper, we argue that recent advancements in sensing and human-computer interaction expose these types of questions to highly effective attacks that today's proctor's are simply not equipped to detect. We design one such attack based on a protocol of carefully orchestrated wrist movements combined with haptic and visual feedback mechanisms designed for stealthiness. The attack is done through collaboration between a knowledgeable student (i.e., a mercenary) and a weak student (i.e., the beneficiary) who depends on the mercenary for solutions. Through a combination of experiments and theoretical modeling, we show the attack to be highly effective. The paper makes the case for an outright ban on all tech gadgets inside examination rooms, irrespective of whether their usage appears benign to the plain eye.
KW - Gesture-based interaction
KW - Wearables
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124103555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PST52912.2021.9647760
DO - 10.1109/PST52912.2021.9647760
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85124103555
T3 - 2021 18th International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, PST 2021
BT - 2021 18th International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, PST 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 18th International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, PST 2021
Y2 - 13 December 2021 through 15 December 2021
ER -