Security News > 2020 > August > CREST exam cheat-sheet scandal: New temp chairman at UK infosec body as lawyers and ex-copper get involved
British infosec accreditation body CREST has appointed an ex-police officer to investigate the NCC Group exam cheat-sheet scandal as its chairman temporarily steps aside.
The accreditation body has been rocked by revelations from The Register that major industry player NCC Group's training material was leaked in a Github repo alongside cheat sheets to help candidates pass accreditation exams first time.
Temporarily taking his place at CREST is new interim chairman Rob Dartnall, chief exec of infosec biz Security Alliance.
Sources had previously whispered to The Register that they had little confidence in the investigation because of NCC's close links to CREST; the appointment of lawyers and an independent investigator suggests CREST is taking the scandal seriously.
A source sent us a screenshot of a slide from the folder bearing what appeared to be the internal address of NCC's CREST practice rigs, computers set up to reproduce practical assessments seen in the real CREST exams.