I was recently approached by a couple of individuals that were genuinely concerned about being decertified because they had purchased a braindump and used it to study with. As I’m sure they’re not the only two people that have bought into the braindump scam, I’m sure many candidates will come across this situation at least once in their career and as professionals in the industry many of us will run across someone that needs help in a similar situation.
There are many different ways that the certification vendors can prove a candidate has cheated; the primary method being forensics. I can’t go into details, but basically the forensics they use give them information on many aspects of the exam experience; including how the questions are answered.
Using braindumps to memorize the actual exam questions and/or answers is a sure fired way to lose your certifications. But what if you purchased a braindump, then realized they were illegal? Well, purchasing the braindump may still be grounds for decertification, but this isn’t as likely as actually using them to pass the exam with. If you’ve purchased a braindump and you have it on your computer, it’s best to just delete it and find a study method that fits your needs while conforming to the Non-Disclosure Agreement that you must sign prior to taking the exam.
If you have purchased and viewed a braindump, you really need to ask yourself whether or not the information you retained from the braindump is information that will determine how you answer the particular questions. If you keep falling back on the information retained from that braindump, then you should postpone your exam and spend more time studying from legitimate sources until you’re 100% sure that you are not relying on that braindump.
If you do take an exam based on your knowledge of the braindump you studied, you’re not only risking your certifications, you’re devaluing the certifications of those around you. If you’re lucky enough to have escaped decertification this time around, you may not be so lucky next time.
