| Information Technology (IT) industry is one of | | | | anyone from learning. Anyone who has an idea of |
| the major areas of human activities. It has rapidly | | | | any such violation should blow a whistle and report |
| matured in relatively short span of time. More or | | | | them. Individuals own this to the IT industry |
| less every one is taking advantages of IT and | | | | where they belong. |
| those who have yet not integrated IT in their | | | | Why is it then that so many individual these days |
| work and life want to. Like any other industry, IT | | | | refuse to rely on experience and actual hands-on |
| also has its own share of problems. One of the | | | | training, hard work and opt, instead, for |
| major problems IT industry and professionals are | | | | braindumps in order to pass the test? Tests do |
| facing is called braindumps - questions and | | | | change - and many exams have sets of |
| answers from an actual IT certification exam that | | | | thousands of questions that could be selected |
| leak out to those who are getting IT certification | | | | from to populate in any particular exam. If, in |
| to enhance their skills and knowledge. | | | | fact, a particular braindump has the correct |
| Braindumps are engaged in is an illegal practice | | | | questions and answers - you would have to |
| that has seismic effects on all concerned. How is | | | | memorize hundreds if not thousands of questions |
| it illegal? Every candidates going for IT certification | | | | and answers just to ensure you knew everything. |
| is required to sign non disclosure agreement not | | | | I can assure you that similar time devoted to |
| to leak the exam related information. But leaks | | | | hard work and studying the material can bring |
| still happen and it is these the leaks have given | | | | similar results? |
| birth to braindumps providers who are | | | | We all need to have a bit more pride in ourselves |
| mushrooming by days. | | | | by truly knowing the entire curriculum? |
| In IT Industry certification examinations Non | | | | At the same time, IT industry needs to have |
| Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are also known as | | | | Zero Tolerance Policy toward braindumps. Those |
| 'Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), | | | | who get IT certification and or support the use |
| Confidentiality Agreements, Secrecy Agreements | | | | braindumps in any form or ways should be black |
| or Exam Security Agreements. Whatever you like | | | | listed from IT community. I am against any type |
| to call them, they all basically state the same | | | | of censorship but I suggest all braindumps sites |
| thing, "Do not release the information provided to | | | | should be shut down and excluded from search |
| you on this exam." | | | | engines searches. (Imagine the results brought out |
| Microsoft Non-Disclosure Agreement states, "You | | | | by any search engine using words like Braindump, |
| are expressly prohibited from disclosing, publishing, | | | | brain dumps, braindumps, or dump.) |
| reproducing, or transmitting this exam, in whole or | | | | The main responsibility to stop this menace lies |
| in part, in any form or by any means, verbal or | | | | with the Industry giants who are also certification |
| written..." Hence, examinees who take a Microsoft | | | | providers. They need to make a conscious effort |
| exam agree not to reveal any of the content of | | | | to defeat any effort against their systems. They |
| the exam in any form. This is a legal bond. | | | | need to guard their name and come up with a |
| Similarly, Cisco's Confidentiality Agreement (pdf) | | | | solution to defeat braindumps. There are many |
| also put legal bond on examinees. | | | | ways to do that. |
| Many certification providers have implemented | | | | The best would be to divide certification exams in |
| NDAs to prevent examinees from stealing their | | | | different parts; theory can stay online and |
| information and passing on in mass. Prior to taking | | | | practical may be conducted in examination |
| any certification exam, it is required that | | | | centers in different places around the world. |
| examinees sign the NDA. But given the rapid | | | | Students who qualify the theoretical portion may |
| growth of braindumps, this is not enough. | | | | be invited to those centers where they should |
| What can be done to when examinees violate this | | | | take the practical exam and prove their skills in a |
| bond and feed the information to braindumps? | | | | particular product and or application. Some of the |
| This is a collective problem of the IT industry and | | | | websites and forums have already added filters |
| should be tackled collectively at all levels. | | | | to block the usage of the names of such |
| No one should opt for braindumps certifications in | | | | websites and some others are doing good jobs to |
| the first place. It is illegal, unethical and debars | | | | create awareness about this trend. |