Here are some variations of a phrase I recently heard:
"Forensics aren't only used to prove that someone is guilty of cheating, they are also used to prove that a person is innocent."
"Forensics are used to prove guilt, but they are also used to protect the innocent."
"Forensics prove innocence just as easily as they prove guilt."
"Forensics are used to prove guilt; and innocence."
With that being said and all of the above being true, if you have not cheated on an exam, then you don't have to worry about being falsely accused of cheating. Certification Vendors are not going to just start randomly accusing people of cheating without being absolutely certain that the individual has done so. So, if you have been accused of cheating, there is good reason to believe that you have; regardless of whether you knew you cheated or not.
There are thousands of illicit websites out there that sell or promote the sale of cheating materials without telling you that they are cheating materials. You may have inadvertently come across any one of those websites and may not realize it. To make sure that you're not risking being called a cheater, always - ALWAYS - verify the website before you buy their materials.
Remember: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Except that there is no cure here. You can't fix decertification.
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Robert Williams is co-founder and CEO of CertGuard. Robert founded CertGuard after an 8-year stint in the U.S Navy, three years of college and five years in IT. While on a quest for more knowledge, Robert decided to work on earning a certification when he noticed the abundance of braindumps and illegal services that plagued the industry. Putting his certifications and further education on hold, Robert decided that it was time for someone to dedicate their time to preventing the spread of these illegal products and services. And CertGuard was born.
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Well, yeah - if you go to a website
I just recently started studying to become MS certified and passed my first two exams (Vista based) pretty much with flying colors.
Two things I attribute to this is my past experience just tooling around with my old PCs (I still have an original PC XT with 3.0 installed), and having found a great in-class teaching program with a great instructor.
However, had I just attempted to pursue these certs on my own, as I had originally considered, I never would have known what a braindump was. It was only because my trainer warned the class of these sites that I looked on potential resources with some skeptism. However, without that warning, I would never have assumed sites like Testking were less than legitimate. Couple that with the fact that there are dozens of file sharing sites where I have come across test kits that offer no indication of the source of the "practice" exams, and you have a recipe for disaster for the uninitiated.
It's one thing to crack down on career cheaters, but my fear still lies with those people who do not yet know any better until they actually start taking the exam they practiced for, and only then realize something isn't kosher. How is MS going to handle situations such as those? Are they looking for an on-going pattern, or is it going to end up a "one exam gets you banned"?
I must admit, I am a little worried about my upcoming third exam, and am thinking back to how easy I thought these first two exams were, especially compared to the legitimate practice tests we used in class. I finished both in less than an hour, and only had a handful of questions that I felt I actually had to think about (or guess) for the right answers.
Do I have to worry now about my performance on this next exam? I almost feel like I have to start answering questions wrong just to hope I don't end up being that "one in a trillion" chance of being labeled a cheater.
Re: Well, yeah - if you go to a website
That is how those companies make their living; off of preying on the candidates who don't take the time to do their research. Most "cheaters" wouldn't be cheaters at all if they just took the time to check out the websites that they are dealing with. Would you apply for a credit card without knowing the bank you're applying to? Same concept here.
The problem with only cracking down on the "career cheaters" is that most people would give the lame excuse that they didn't know any better. In the real world "ignorance of the law is no excuse", why should it be an acceptabe excuse here? This is your career you're trying to improve, take the time to make sure you're doing just that and you won't have a problem.
Bad move! Believe me, that is the last thing you want to do. For one, why would you want to answer anything wrong if you know it's right? Doing so will only throw up more flags that say you are cheating. Take the exam as you normally would, don't do anything out of the ordinary and you'll be fine.
Second, trying to "throw off" the statistical results of the exam to prevent being flagged as a cheater is like a drunk taking a breath mint to throw off the breathalizer test. Forensics can see past the farce and now it only looks like you knew what you were doing was wrong and you were trying to hide it.
Best Regards,
Stripped Certification??
I can't find any accounts of anyone actually being stripped of a Certification due to a forensic investigation. Please show me a case of someone actually losing a cert due to these so called testing "Forensics".
IT IS NOT HAPPENING!
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