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Cliped from the latest CERT.org warning list:
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"I. Description
The  CERT/CC  has received confirmation that some copies of the source
code  for  the  Sendmail  package have been modified by an intruder to
contain a Trojan horse.
The following files were modified to include the malicious code:
sendmail.8.12.6.tar.Z
sendmail.8.12.6.tar.gz
These  files  began  to  appear  in  downloads  from  the  FTP  server
ftp.sendmail.org  on  or  around  September  28,  2002.  The  Sendmail
development  team  disabled  the  compromised FTP server on October 6,
2002  at  approximately  22:15  PDT.  It  does  not appear that copies
downloaded  via  HTTP contained the Trojan horse; however, the CERT/CC
encourages  users  who  may  have  downloaded the source code via HTTP
during  this  time  period  to take the steps outlined in the Solution
section as a precautionary measure."
OK, it's now time to work out the PGP securing of apt repository traffic. I've never gotten anything but "sitename.whatever will not be authenticated" until running Redhat 8.0 when I get something about having "No Key" for various files.
What's it take to ensure we're covered against this kind of childish/moronic/Microsoft-era problems?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Fahrländer              Linux Zealot, Conservative, and Technomad
Evansville, IN                    My Voyage:
ICQ  5119262
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angegangen, Schlange-Hüften, sein es ganz rüber jetzt. Bügel innen fest,
weil es eine lange, süsse Fahrt ist.
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Following further study, I've concluded:
1. It is easy to enable the bytecode interpreter.
2. This noticeably improves rendering of non-antialiased text.
3. This noticeably *harms* rendering of antialiased text.
Point #3 probably surprises the rest of you as much as it surprised me.
Ever since turning on the bytecode interpreter, I've been bugged by a
sense that the antialiased text in my GNOME2 applications just looked,
well, wrong somehow.  I finally took some comparison screen shots with
and without the interpreter, and that made the difference crystal clear.
Consider the two images attached below.  The first, "no-bytecodes.png",
shows some text rendered by a GNOME2 panel menu without the bytecode
interpreter.  Contrast this with the second, "bytecodes.png", taken with
the bytecode interpreter enabled.
When the bytecode interpreter is turned on, notice that several
rendering anomalies appear:
- Several letters are narrower, giving the whole run of text a more
compressed feel.  This is especially noticeable in "R" and "o".
- The left side of the "Q" is painted in too light a shade of grey,
causing it to drop out somewhat.  "C", not in this sample, has the
same problem.
- "Qu" are set right up against each other, with insufficient
whitespace between them.
- "M" is distinctly asymmetric.
- The enclosed loop of "a" looks muddy, as it is partially filled
with grey.  Contrast with "a" drawn without the bytecode
interpreter, which has a nice clear open loop.
Ick.  Perhaps this is why Red Hat turned the bytecode interpreter off.
It may improve non-antialiased rendering, but only at the expense of
making a mess of antialiased rendering.
This may come down to a matter of personal aesthetics, but for my part,
I'm going back to Red Hat's standard packages with the bytecode
interpreter turned *off*.


May 7, 2002
Dear rod-3ds@arsecandle.org:
Congratulations!  On behalf of Frito-Lay, Inc., we are pleased to advise you
that you've won Fourth Prize in the 3D's(R) Malcolm in the Middle(TM)
Sweepstakes.   Fourth Prize consists of 1 manufacturer's coupon redeemable at
participating retailers for 1 free bag of 3D's(R) brand snacks (up to 7 oz.
size), with an approximate retail value of $2.59 and an expiration date of
12/31/02.
Follow these instructions to claim your prize:
1.	Print out this email message.
2.	Complete ALL of the information requested.  Print clearly and legibly.  Sign
where indicated.
3.	If you are under 18 or otherwise under the legal age of majority in your
state, your parent or legal guardian must co-sign where indicated below.
4.	Mail the completed and signed form to:  3D's(R) Malcolm in the Middle(TM)
Sweepstakes, Redemption Center, PO Box 1520, Elmhurst IL 60126.  WE MUST
RECEIVE THIS FORM NO LATER THAN MAY 28, 2002 IN ORDER TO SEND YOU THE PRIZE.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.  THE ONLY WAY TO CLAIM THE PRIZE
IS TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE.  YOUR PRIZE WILL BE MAILED TO YOU WITHIN 6
TO 8 WEEKS OF RECEIPT OF THIS FORM.
Once again, on behalf of Frito-Lay, Inc., congratulations and thank you for
participating in the Game.
Sincerely,
Game Security Services
PRIZE ACCEPTANCE/RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION FORM
3D's(R) Malcolm in the Middle(TM) Sweepstakes
1.	My social security number is:  _______________________________
2.	My date of birth is:   _______________________________________
3.	My telephone number is:   __________________________________
4.	My home address is:   _____________________________________
_____________________________________
5.	My email address is:   _____________________________________
6.	I am a legal resident of the State of:   _________________________
7.	I am above the legal age of majority in my state of residence or my parent or
legal guardian has co-signed below.
8.	I represent that I (1) have fully complied with all of the Official Rules of
the Sweepstakes, and (2) have not committed any fraud or deception in
participating in the Sweepstakes or in accepting the Prize.
9.	By accepting the prize, I (and my parent/legal guardian if I am a minor)
agree to release Frito-Lay, Inc. ("Sponsor"), FOX Broadcasting Company, 20th
Century FOX Television, Regency Entertainment, their respective parent,
subsidiary or affiliated companies, distributors, printing suppliers for this
promotion, advertising, fulfillment, judging or promotion agencies,
participating retailers, and all of their respective officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents from any liability for, and to hold them
harmless against, any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to
persons or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from
participation in the sweepstakes or acceptance, possession, misuse or use of
any prize.
Name [print full name]:	_______________________________
Signature:		_______________________________
Date:			_______________________________
IF WINNER IS A MINOR IN HIS OR HER STATE OF RESIDENCE, WINNER'S PARENT OR LEGAL
GUARDIAN MUST COMPLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW:
I am the parent or legal guardian of the winner who has signed the foregoing
Release. I AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE RELEASE AND CONSENT TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PRIZE ON THE WINNER'S BEHALF.
Parent/Guardian's Name [print full name]:	_______________________________
Parent/Guardian's Signature:			_______________________________
Date:						_______________________________
2002 OFFICIAL RULES
3D's(R) Malcolm in the Middle(TM) Sweepstakes
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS LOCATED IN THE U.S. AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID
ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
LOCATED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCE OF WINNING. MANY WILL
ENTER. FEW WILL WIN. ODDS DEPEND ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal U.S. residents located in the U.S. at the
time of entry, excluding residents of Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and U.S. military installations located in a foreign country, who had
online access on or before 1/26/02. Employees, contractors, directors and
officers of Frito-Lay, Inc. ("Sponsor"), FOX Broadcasting Company, 20th Century
FOX Television, Regency Entertainment, their respective parent, subsidiary and
affiliated companies, distributors, printing suppliers for this promotion,
advertising, fulfillment, judging and promotion agencies (collectively,
"Promotion Parties"), and their immediate family members and those living in
their same households are not eligible.
2. TO ENTER: Beginning 12:00:01 a.m. E.T. 1/27/02, log on to www.3DsFun.com and
click on the link on the home page to locate the official entry form. Follow
on-screen directions to properly complete an entry form and send it
electronically by 11:59:59 p.m. E.T. 2/11/02. In order for entry to be valid,
entrants must click on the "I accept" button on the web site. All entries must
be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. E.T. on 2/13/02. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER
PERSON AND/OR E-MAIL ADDRESS. SUBSEQUENT ENTRIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Promotion Parties assume no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, stolen,
undelivered, garbled, damaged, or incomplete entries, or for any computer,
online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. Promotion Parties
also assume no responsibility for any technical problems in connection with
transmission or receipt of online entries including faulty electronic data
transmission, traffic congestion on the Internet or on the web site, hardware
or software error, equipment failure or malfunction, or other online
communications problems. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of
the person submitting an online entry, entries will be declared made by the
authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.
"Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to
an e-mail address by an Internet Access provider, online service provider, or
other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible
for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be
returned to entrant. Automated entries (including but not limited to entries
made using any script, macro, bot, or sweepstakes service) and facsimiles are
not allowed. Potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof
that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail
address associated with the winning entry.
3. WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be selected in a random drawing to take place
on or about 2/28/02 by an independent judging organization, the judge, whose
decisions are final and binding on all matters related to the sweepstakes. Odds
of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners will be
notified by e-mail. If any prize or correspondence (including e-mail) regarding
any prize is returned as non-deliverable, prize may be forfeited and an
alternate winner selected.  Winners (or winner's parent or legal guardian, if
winner is a minor) and Grand Prize winner's travel companions (or companion's
parent or legal guardian for any companion who is a minor) will be required to
complete, sign and return either a Prize Acceptance/Release and Indemnification
form or an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release (as directed by Sponsor),
and, where lawful, a Publicity Release within twenty-one (21) days of winners'
receipt of documents via e-mail or prize may be forfeited. Grand prize winner
(or winner's parent or legal guardian, if winner is a minor) and winner's
travel companions will also be required to complete, sign and return a set
visit release together with completed I-9 and W-4 forms in order to visit the
set of Malcolm in the Middle(TM) as described below in paragraph 4. Prizes won
by minors will be awarded to a parent or legal guardian who must sign all
required documents.
4. PRIZES: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: One trip for winner and 3 travel companions of
winner's choosing to Los Angeles, CA to be completed on or before 12/31/02.
Trip is for 4 persons but can include up to 8 persons under the following
conditions: Among winner and the 3 selected travel companions, each traveler
who is a minor in his/her state of residence must be accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian of such minor at all times; Sponsor will provide trip
accommodations for one parent or legal guardian to accompany him/her. Trip
includes round-trip coach air transportation from a major gateway airport near
winner's residence within the U.S.; 3 days/2 nights double occupancy standard
hotel accommodations in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area (airport, carrier
and hotel to be selected by Sponsor); accompanied admission to the set of FOX's
Malcolm in the Middle(TM) ("MIM") during a non-filming period selected by FOX
to meet Frankie Muniz; and ground transportation between the California airport
and hotel, and between the hotel and the MIM set. Grand Prize winner will also
receive a check for $2,500, 1 MIM script autographed by Frankie Muniz, one
MIM/3D's(R) brand snacks VIP pack (including 1 backpack, 1 book, 1 hat, 1
t-shirt, and 1 case consisting of fifteen 7 oz. bags of RUFFLES(R) 3D's(R)
brand Maximum Cheddar flavored snacks). Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"):
Between $7,500 and $15,000, depending on winner's point of travel origin and
how many persons (up to 8) take the trip. All meals, gratuities, and other
expenses associated with prize trip not specifically mentioned in these rules
are the winner's sole responsibility. All travel must be taken by the date
specified; no alternative travel dates are available. Winner, travel
companions, and any necessary parent(s)/legal guardian(s) (the "travel party")
must travel on same itinerary. In the event that circumstances prevent the
travel party from being able to attend the set visit or meet Frankie Muniz, or
limit this portion of the Grand Prize in any way, the winner agrees that the
Promotion Parties shall have no obligations other than to deliver the remainder
of the Grand Prize. FIVE (5) FIRST PRIZES: Manufacturer's coupons redeemable at
participating retailers for 52 free 7 oz. bags of any 3D'S(R) brand snacks
(with a retail value up to $2.59). ARV: $135. TEN (10) SECOND PRIZES: One
MIM/3D's(R) brand snacks VIP pack (including 1 backpack, 1 book, 1 hat, ,1
t-shirt, and 1 case consisting of fifteen 7 oz. bags of RUFFLES(R) 3D's(R)
brand Maximum Cheddar flavored snacks). ARV: $100. TWENTY (20) THIRD PRIZES:
One MIM t-shirt and one MIM hat. ARV: $30. 100 FOURTH PRIZES: One
manufacturer's coupon redeemable at participating retailers for 1 free bag of
3D's(R) brand snacks (up to 7 oz. size). ARV: $2.59. Free product coupons
expire and must be redeemed by 12/31/02. No substitution, cash redemptions or
transfer of prizes is permitted except at Sponsor's sole discretion. If a prize
cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any
prize with another prize of equal or greater value. Any portion of a prize not
accepted by a winner shall be forfeited. All prizes will be awarded.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Sweepstakes is not to be used in connection with any form
of gambling. Prizes will be awarded and/or delivered only to addresses within
the United States. Prize winners are solely responsible for any taxes on
Prizes. This sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws, and
Grand Prize winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the approximate retail
value of the prize. By participating, entrants (and their parent(s)/legal
guardian(s) if entrants are minors) agree to these Official Rules, Sponsor's
Privacy Policy (available at www.3DsFun.com) and to the decisions of the judge,
which are final and binding in all respects. If for any reason the sweepstakes
is not capable of running as planned; including infection by computer virus,
bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any
other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at
its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who
tampers with the entry process, and to cancel or terminate the sweepstakes and
select the winners from all eligible entries received prior to the cancellation
or termination. This sweepstakes is offered only in the United States and is
governed by the laws of the state of Texas, with venue in Dallas County, Texas,
and all claims must be resolved in the federal or state courts of Dallas
County, Texas.
6. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: By accepting prize, winners (and
winners' parent(s)/legal guardian(s) if winners are minors) agree that the
Promotion Parties, participating retailers, and all of their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents will have no
liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by winners against, any
liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons or property
resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in
the sweepstakes or acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize. Except
if winners are residents of TN or where prohibited by law, winners (and
winners' parent(s)/legal guardian(s) if winners are minors) grant (and agree to
confirm this grant in writing, if requested) permission for Sponsor and those
acting under its authority to use his/her name, photograph, voice and/or
likeness, for advertising and/or publicity purposes without additional
compensation.
7. WINNERS' LIST: For a list of winners of prizes valued over $25, mail a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to be postmarked by 2/11/02 and received by
2/18/02 to: Malcolm in the Middle(TM) Sweepstakes, Winners' List Requests, P.O.
Box 1518, Elmhurst, IL 60126.
8. SPONSOR: Frito-Lay, Inc., 7701 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024-4099.
(c)2002. Frito-Lay, Inc. All rights reserved.
Malcolm in the Middle(TM) and (c)2002 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,
Regency Entertainment (USA) Inc. and Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. All rights
reserved.
(c)2002. FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY


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THE ISO17799 NEWSLETTER - EDITION 4
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Welcome to the fourth edition of the ISO17799 newsletter, designed to
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information security.
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THE ISO17799 TOOLKIT UNCOVERED
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an introductory pack appropriately called 'The ISO17799 Toolkit'. But
why was it packaged thus, and what is included in the pack?
The purpose of the toolkit is to help organizations get off to a flying
start with respect to ISO17799... not only to understand the standard
itself but to begin to address many of the standard's requirements more
quickly.
The contents can be broken down into two groups: those that help the
organization to understand where ISO17799 fits and what is involved in
embracing it, and those that help an organization to take the first
critical steps to compliance.
In the former group are the 'RoadMap to Certification' (which broadly
describes the process of gaining certification), the 'XL Management
Presentation' (which explains the history, background and current status
of the standard) and of course the ISO17799 standard itself (both
parts).
In the latter group are some key items to aid compliance. These include
a comprehensive set of ISO17799 compliant security policies to address
section 3 (Security Policy) and business continuity audit checklists to
help address section 11 (Business Continuity Management).
It doesn't end there, however. For the audit section there is a detailed
set of audit questionnaires to address various issues and platforms. For
newcomers to information security there is even a substantial glossary
of terms.
Clearly, creating such a toolkit was a significant undertaking. However,
in terms of helping organizations exploring the initial stages of
ISO17799, it can be invaluable.
More information on the ISO17799 Toolkit and how to purchase can be
found at:
The standard itself can alternatively be procured from:

SOCIAL ENGINEERING - ARE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE?
====================
The term 'social engineering' can conjure up a variety of ideas, usually
based around the concept of genetic tampering. However, when applied to
IT security, it has its own implications and its own vocabulary.
Following interviews with known computer criminals, a list of approaches
has been produced. These are designed to gather information without the
target even realizing that they have parted with it.
The attempts are often made on an opportune bases, with common locations
for this sort of activity being planes, trains and pubs. The telephone
is probably the major source of pre-meditated acts.
The following are some of the major techniques employed:
BAITING
This essentially involves asking a variety of questions, including some
leading questions designed to 'catch' the right answers. Often, items of
conversation are introduced based upon replies received. The fiction is
legitimized with small amounts of fact in the right places.
PULLING RANK
This amounts ot the perpetrator assuming a more senior position in the
company than the victim and is usually enacted on the telephone. It does
not necessitate direct impersonation... only the POSITION needs to be
assumed.
EXHAUSTING
This involves asking a constant stream of similar questions to wear down
the target.
SURF BOARDING
Basically this is looking over someone's shoulder at something
confidential. This could be directly, through a window, through a
doorway, etc.
SURVEYS
The information given freely in surveys can often be extremely useful to
a criminal. The surveys can initially be for entirely legitimate
purposes, or can be completely bogus from the start. In either case
sensitive information can often be obtained and unwittingly disclosed.
There are of course many other techniques. However, disclosure can be
prevented via the use of a series of common sense rules and policies.
Before releasing any information it is essential to at least establish:
a) the sensitivity of the information
b) your authority to exchange or release the information
c) the real identity of the third party (proper authentication)
d) the purpose of the exchange
The act of exchange should also be recorded for audit purposes.
ISO17799 - A WORLD WIDE PHENOMINA ================
Disney would have said "it's a small world after all", but the global
take on of ISO17799 proves that organizations the planet over are
embracing it with enthusiasm.
To illustrate the global nature of the standard, we recently created a
table from the last 500 purchases of the standard from the ISO17799
Electronic Shop (www.iso17799.net). The figures below do come with a
serious health warning though - the Electronic Shop is a credit card
purchase system. Some cultures are not as comfortable or familiar as
others with credit card purchase and will therefore have their purchase
position significantly understated. An example is India, which acquires
substantial numbers of the standard, only two of which show in the last
500 from the download location.
That aside, the table makes interesting reading:
Argentina 1
Australia 6
Austria 5
Barbados 2
Belgium 5
Bermuda 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Brasil 2
Brazil 4
Canada 52
Cayman Islands 1
Chile 3
China 3
Colombia 5
Costa Rica 1
Croatia 1
Cyprus 1
Denmark 5
Deutschland 5
Egypt 4
England 26
France 3
Germany 20
Greece 3
Guatemala 1
Hong Kong 7
Hungary 1
India 2
Indonesia 2
Ireland 11
Isle of Man 1
Israel 1
Italia 1
Italy 20
Japan 3
Malaysia 5
Mexico 9
Netherlands 3
New Zealand 2
Northern Ireland 1
Norway 10
NZ 1
Panama 1
Portugal 1
Russia 3
Sacramento 1
Scotland 3
Singapore 9
Slovak Republic 1
Slovenia 1
South Africa 4
Spain 9
Sultanate of Oman 1
Sweden 3
Switzerland 14
Taiwan 3
Thailand 2
The Netherlands 8
Tunisia 1
Turkey 1
U.A.E 1
UK 51
United Arab Emirates 2
United Kingdom 24
United States 13
United States of America 25
USA 176
Venezuela 2
STRANGER DANGER
=======
As you read this article, look around at your working environment. The
items/information you have to hand may not seem very sensitive because
you deal with them every day... but now look again.
If you were alone and not a member of staff, how would you view them?
What would you find if you looked around? Picture yourself as a visitor
passing through. What can you hear in terms of conversation? What can
you see?
The chances are that you can hear and see quite a lot that you would not
want to be openly disclosed to the outside world. If this is the case,
the security of your information is at risk potentially from every
visitor, stranger, subcontractor, etc.
This article is not written with the intention of discrediting visitors,
but nonetheless, it is important to be fully AWARE of what CAN happen if
due caution is not exercised.
The following guidelines may help in ensuring that the risks are
minimized:
* Your reception/visitor area should issue distinctive badges and ensure
that visitors wear them
* Consider using different colored badges for each day of the week.
* Challenge those who are not displaying any identity badges
* If your location issues identity badges - make sure YOU wear yours
* Do not be afraid to ask someone who they are visiting and what they
are doing
* Do not be lazy... escort visitors from reception (if applicable)...
don't let them make their way to you
* Do not hold doors open for people not displaying their ID
* Do not leave visitors alone
ISO17799 - MORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
=====================
1) How many controls are there in the standard?
Part 1 is organized into 10 sections. There are 127 main controls and
over 500 detailed controls in total.
2) What is part 2?
Part 2 basically explains how to apply the standard itself, and how to
build and operate an information security management system.
3) How old is it?
The standard stems from an original publication in 1993, from the DTI in
the UK. It became BS7799 in 1995 and of course ISO17799 in 2000.
4) What is accreditation?
An accreditation body can authorize others to "certify" third parties
under the standard (p2). A number of accreditation bodies exist in
different countries.
5) Is certification for life?
No. It is normally for three year periods.
6) ISO17799 is used throughout the world, but was it internationally
created? Yes indeed. The latest versions included input from
representatives from many nations, including Australia, Brazil, Germany,
Norway, UK and USA, amongst others.
7) Is it linked to a specific national legal system?
No. It is generic in terms of legislation.
CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS: MINIMIZE THE RISKS
======================
The use of credit and debit cards to purchase goods and services has
become an everyday convenience that we take for granted, but there are
associated information security risks which we should pause to consider,
especially when making payments over the Internet.
Web sites are becoming an increasingly popular means of purchasing goods
and services, but they have also become popular targets for cyber
criminals, who often use stolen credit card numbers to purchase goods,
which can then be easily exchanged for cash.  There are also relatively
simple technologies now readily available which could be used by hackers
to surreptitiously steal vast amounts of money, a few pounds at a time,
from millions of people. A survey by the IT research company Gartner
( predicted that Internet crime involving the
"mass victimization" of consumers could take place by the end of this
year.
We recommend the following best practice guidelines to minimize the
risks involved in credit card transactions:
* Ensure that credit cards used to purchase goods or services on the
Internet have a low credit limit, or if debit cards are used, that they
have limited funds and are only topped up to cover specific Internet
purchases.
* All expenses incurred through Internet transactions should be
carefully audited on a regular basis for any anomalies.
* Only enter credit card details on a Web site if you are confident as
to its authenticity and that the connection is secure - the prefix https
(as opposed to the usual http) in the Web Site address indicates a
secure connection.
* If the security of a Web site is in doubt, any confidential
information posted to it may be exposed to malicious intent.  Be
extremely cautious when posting confidential details on any site where
the Internet Service Provider hosting the site is not verified. Note
that we have pre-checked all sites referenced in this newsletter for
security!
* If ordering by telephone using a credit card, ensure that you are
talking to the correct person.  If you are unsure whether the
organization you are dealing with will handle your details sensitively,
pay by some other means.
* Lost or stolen credit card details may be used for Internet
transactions.  Inform the card issuer and relevant person within your
organization immediately if a company credit card is lost or stolen.
BSI - CERTIFICATIONS
==========
Congratulations to all the following who have been certified by BSI with
respect to BS7799 Part2 for at least one system in at least one
location:
7 Global, Accordis Acetate Chemicals Limited, Alenia Marconi Systems
Ltd, American Society of Quality, AMOUN Pharmaceutical Co (Egypt),
Attenda Limited, Business Coach IT Management, CADWEB Limited, Camelot
Group Plc, Capita Business Services, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Limited, DBI
Consulting, Digex, DNP Facility Services Co Limited (Japan), Ericsson
ESPA A S.A., Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing (Singapore),GlaxoSmithKline,
Hanvit Bank Korea, Hyundai Information Technology, Icfox International,
Intergalis, Logic Systems Management, Macquarie Corporate
Telecommunications Pty Limited Australia, Netstore Plc, NTT Data Corp,
Paramount Computer Systems (UAE), PCCW Business eSolutions Hong Kong,
S-Cube Inc, Serious Fraud Office, Siemens Business Services Trust Center
(Munich), Stiki EHF (Iceland), Sony Bank Inc (Japan), Co-operative Bank
Plc, The University of Texas, Total Network Solutions Limited, Unisys
Limited, Vodafone Telecommerce GMBH, Volex Group Plc
We intend to produce a more complete list in a future newsletter. We
will also include certificates issued by the growing number of other
certification bodies across the world.
ISO17799 SECTION 11: BCP REVIEW
===============
Business continuity planning is covered by section 11 of the standard, a
core requirement of which is the creation and maintenance of a business
continuity plan.
Creating such a plan from scratch is a difficult undertaking of course.
This is one reason why software products were produced. Unfortunately
these often become problematic in themselves... difficult to learn,
expensive, etc.
Recent times have therefore seen a move to simplification, with
organizations keen to avoid adding complexity to an already complex
task. At the vanguard of this change was a product developed entirely in
MS-Word: The BCP Generator.
This was designed from top down to simplify business continuity
planning. It comprises two components: a plan template and an
interactive guide (the latter using Word macros to jump to and fro into
the correct part of the template). It's impact upon the business
continuity scene has been substantial, with organizations from the very
largest to the smallest embracing the tool and its concepts. It is in
active use in over 40 countries.
With this change of emphasis in the business continuity planning market,
there is now NO excuse for not creating a full recovery plan. The old
lines of "too expensive" and "too difficult" are now less hollow than
they ever were. Although section 11 is very clear with respect to the
need of a comprehensive plan, it is surely also a matter of due
diligence to have one, and equally, irresponsibility not to have one.
For information on the BCP Generator see:

For information on business continuity generally, see:

IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE....COULD IT?
==================
Every issue of The ISO17799 Newsletter features at least one TRUE story
of an information security breach and its consequences. Again, in this
issue, we focus upon 'low tech' but high impact incidents:
1) On 25th October a contract programmer who had once worked for a large
US based bank walked into the 'inner sanctum' of the main building (the
security guards remembered him as someone permitted to do so). In the
dealing room he claimed to be conducting a quality audit and
interrogated a junior employee and watched a program run - noting down
security codes as they were entered. He then left and hung around
outside until just after normal trading time.
He then rang the Bank from a public phone box and initiated an
electronic funds transfer using the codes... $10.2m to a Swiss account.
The plan nearly failed when he found that he had noted one of the codes
incorrectly, but he rang the Bank department back and incredibly managed
to trick a different employee into revealing the correct digit.
He flew to Switzerland and later returned with the money. He was caught
simply because he couldn't resist boasting about his great feat. When
the police contacted the bank they were still totally unaware of their
loss!
2) Remote, or dial-in access can be a real Achilles heel if not properly
controlled. In a recent case a young hacker gained access to a major
company's system by using the default password of a system engineer
(which had never been changed!).
This gave him considerable scope and powers of access. To cover for
himself, however, he semi-disabled the machine log, changed a number of
user passwords, created several fictitious privileged users and tampered
with the dial back system.
Getting more ambitious he established a communication link with another
computer and ended up making it crash. All this took place over a couple
of evenings.
To recover from the havoc the installation had to close down its prime
computer and restore from the previous weeks back-up, at considerable
cost.
3) Over a period of nine months, the number of computer malfunctions
within a large company had risen from an average of two per year to
critical levels. The impact was such that the business fell behind with
its invoicing systems and had to buy processing and backup from third
parties. As it could not deliver some of its services reliably, it
started to lose the confidence of its customers. The situation began to
spiral.
Eventually, the company suspected foul play may be involved and called
the police. Secret surveillance equipment was installed to monitor
staff. One was filmed lightly scratching circuit boards in disk units
and also attaching paper clips to them. Both these actions led to a
short circuit.
When confronted, he confessed everything. His motive was to earn
overtime, which was required to process the overlap work which was
delayed by the malfunction. He netted 689 UKP over the 9 months. The
company lost at least 500,000 UKP.
CONTRIBUTIONS
======Have you got something to say on the topic of ISO17799... a fresh
insight or some information which might benefit others? If so, please
feel free to contribute your submission to us.
ISO17799 NEWSLETTER REMINDER
==============
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hopefully useful in helping to address the ISO17799 issue. Future
editions will pursue these ends further (and will include interviews,
case studies and more).
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Michael's Minute:
Lindows.com Report Card
As summer arrives, many school children are coming home with their
report cards.  I thought this would be a good time to see what kind of
grades Lindows.com received for their first 9 months in operation..
To view the Timeline of Lindows.com's first 9 months in business, click
here
.
Operating System:
As of last week, consumers can experience LindowsOS in one of two ways.
One way is to buy a computer running LindowsOS from Walmart.com
, for as little as $299. This is a
significant milestone for us, as we've partnered with our first builder
(Microtel) and retailer (Walmart). These computers work great out of the
box and are ideal for general purpose computing tasks.
For those who already have a computer and also wish to try LindowsOS, we
offer the Insider program
. This gives
people wanting early access to LindowsOS a chance to try out LindowsOS
as it develops. Currently, Insiders report installation success about
80%  of the time on their PCs. Therefore we have some room to grow,
consequently, this product is not yet for everyone.
Some may wonder how we can sell a computer at Walmart
when the program available directly
from Lindows.com is billed as not completely ready. The difference is
the Walmart
computers are certified,
ensuring that all components  work elegantly with LindowsOS. That's much
different than offering a software program that will work on any
computer in the world - that's very difficult. It's the difference
between making a single pair of shoes for a known foot size versus
opening a shoe store with every style of shoe for every size foot. The
first one is easy, the second one is a much bigger job.
While the installer is fantastically easy and fast (the entire OS
installs in under 5 minutes), we've got a lot more work to do to support
a wider range of hardware, printers and other devices. Grade:  B
_____
Software:
Our goal to give people choice means giving them choice not just on
their operating system, but access to all the programs they'll want to
add to their computer to really make it work for them in their school,
home or business.
Click-N-Run
is the easiest way to
load software onto a computer. For the first time a Linux based system
has leapt ahead of Microsoft's operating systems in ease of use. With
1,000 plus programs already in the Click-N-Run Warehouse
, users can find quality software
titles for just about any computing task and, with a single mouse-click
download, install and run these programs. All these titles are included
in the $99. This is a fantastic consumer experience and price point.
Look for a lot more great software in the Warehouse in the future.
Grade: A-
_____
Microsoft Windows Compatibility:
We live in a Microsoft world, so there needs to be a bridge from the
legacy world to the broadband LindowsOS world. This means we need to
support some bridge programs, file types and network devices to help
people interact with the legacy Microsoft world. LindowsOS computers
come with software to view, print and copy popular Microsoft
applications like: MS Word files, MS PowerPoint files and MS Excel
documents. There's great Linux based alternatives and we'll guide people
to those alternatives (they're better than most people realize). To edit
Microsoft files, we'd highly recommend one of the office suites in our
Warehouse such as OpenOffice
.
Many of these programs are of very high-quality and a great value since
they're included in the Warehouse
.
Sometimes there are no viable alternatives for those programs, so we're
investing necessary resources to support some Microsoft Windows based
programs. Stay tuned for more developments in this area. Our printer
support is ok, but there's lots of room for more drivers. Connecting to
MS Windows based file servers is still a challenge. We need to get
better in the above areas.  Grade: B
_____
Communication:
We've tried to be diligent in communicating where our company is going
which is why there's typically a weekly Michael's Minute
. While our overall goal has not deviated -
Bringing Choice To Your Computer - our implementation has become more
focused as we listened to what our Insiders and potential customers have
told us. (Keep sending me your comments.) We have been de-emphasizing
running Microsoft Windows programs because many of you told us you
detest spending hundreds of dollars on individual software programs,
forced upgrades and activation codes. It's not just the operating
system, but costly Microsoft programs you're wanting to avoid.
Consequently, we've been emphasizing Click-N-Run because it will change
the way you think about software. Having a neatly categorized library
of 1,000+ software titles all for a
flat annual fee at your digital fingertips is an entirely new way to
think about paying for software. It's immediate, elegant and affordable.
There are lots of mischaracterizations about Lindows.com swirling around
- which happens when you have a small organization which can't address
every question or publication. We'll do a better job of addressing these
in the future. For now, I wrote up answers to the Top Myths about
Lindows.com. Check them out by visiting: www.lindows.com/myths  Grade:
B+
_____
Overall: B+
Michael Robertson
Please visit support.lindows.com
to
answer questions you may have about LindowsOS or Lindows.com.
Bringing Choice to Your Computer!
LindowsOS is presently available on LindowsOS Certified Computers being
offered from Lindows.com
Builder
partners.  The General Release of LindowsOS (available now for download
and preview to Lindows.com
Insider
partners) will be made available later this year for those wishing to
install and run LindowsOS on their existing computer hardware.  The
General Release version will support a wider range of computer hardware
and includes unique features such as a "Friendly-Install" alongside an
existing MicrosoftR Windows operating system, a streamlined installation
process which requires no computer knowledge, and the ability to run a
select set of "bridge" Windows-compatible programs. For more information
see
www.lindows.com/products
LindowsOS and Lindows.com are trademarks of Lindows.com, Inc. LinuxR is
a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MicrosoftR WindowsR operating
system is a registered trademark or service mark of the Microsoft
Corporation.
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Michael's Minute: Do the Math...Dispel the Myths
A reporter came by the Lindows.com
offices
last Friday. He told me that he wanted to try and use
LindowsOS to
write a story, but he didn't think it was possible because his office
used Microsoft Word .doc files. I asked him to have a seat and watch.
I turned on the Walmart.com
computer
and then clicked on the running man
which took me to the Click-N-Run Warehouse
where I installed OpenOffice
using Click-N-Run. I then clicked
the "Run It"  button which opened the word processor OpenOffice Writer.
I then typed "Linux is ready for the desktop and consumers can save
hundreds using LindowsOS." I selected "Save as Microsoft Word."
The reporter was not only surprised, he was amazed. Like many reporters,
he was under the impression that Linux was only for servers. The simple
word processor demonstration went a long way to show him otherwise. For
Linux to become a driving force in desktop computing it will have to
overcome a couple of myths.
The first myth is that Linux is too hard to install and configure. That
may have been true in the past, but we've annihilated this myth with the
latest version of LindowsOS --which installs on most machines in under 5
minutes. It's point- and-shoot easy - easier than any other operating
system (Microsoft products included). See for yourself at
.
The other myth is that Linux is just for the server and none of the
graphical programs --which desktop users have come to rely on-- exist.
Not only have many of the Linux software programs made quantum leaps
over the last couple of years, but they've gotten quite good at reading
and writing Microsoft formats. The easiest way to experience these
products is via the Click-N-Run
Warehouse.
Here's a quick list of some of the quality programs available today in
the Warehouse
all downloaded and
installed with a single click:
OpenOffice - This one installation will equip a computer with an
impressive collection of productivity programs each of which will open
the corresponding Microsoft file format and allow you to edit files and
swap them with Microsoft counterparts.
Programs included are:
OpenOffice Writer - Word processor (reads Microsoft Word docs)
OpenOffice Calc - Spreadsheet (reads Microsoft Excel)
OpenOffice Impress- Presentation package (reads Microsoft PowerPoint)
OpenOffice Draw - A vector based drawing program
Click here
for a great
tutorial on getting to know OpenOffice.
GIMP
If you are familiar with Adobe's Photoshop,
you'll want to Click-N-Run GIMP. It's a powerful image editor.
Evolution
For those used to Microsoft's
Outlook email program Evolution will make them feel right at home. Check
out how easy it is to use
.
Flowchart Pro, which is similar to Microsoft's Visio, is a  rich
charting program that makes it possible to create flow charts and
organizational charts, plus more. See how easy it for yourself, visit
Flowchart Pro at
This is just a handful of the quality programs available in the
Warehouse
that make Linux a practical choice
for the desktop today. And if you're still not convinced, then do the
math.
For  a total cost of $499
, including
all  software, computer users save  more than $800  for a complete
system.
With such major price differentials between the two similarly equipped
systems, any business, school or home will find their computing dollars
stretched much further running LindowsOS.
Michael Robertson
Please visit
to
answers questions you may have about LindowsOS or Lindows.com.
Bringing Choice to Your Computer!
LindowsOS is presently available on LindowsOS Certified Computers being
offered from Lindows.com
Builder
partners.  The General Release of LindowsOS (available now for download
and preview to Lindows.com
Insider
partners) will be made available later this year for those wishing to
install and run LindowsOS on their existing computer hardware.  The
General Release version will support a wider range of computer hardware
and includes unique features such as a "Friendly-Install" alongside an
existing MicrosoftR Windows operating system, a streamlined installation
process which requires no computer knowledge, and the ability to run a
select set of "bridge" Windows-compatible programs. For more information
see
LindowsOS and Lindows.com are trademarks of Lindows.com, Inc. LinuxR is
a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MicrosoftR WindowsR operating
system is a registered trademark or service mark of the Microsoft
Corporation.
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one of the forerunners of the wildly popular anime style. The
series chronicled the adventures of a group of intergalactic
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anyone who enjoys great sci-fi animation, the series is the
subject of a number of fan sites and discussion groups throughout
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and stay tuned for more news about future Battle of the Planets
episodes to come.
* Watch "Battle of the Planets 55: Mammoth Shark Menace" in the
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A while ago, we told you that the highly anticipated game
"Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" from Blizzard Entertainment would
feature DivX Video for cinematic cut scenes. In early July,
Blizzard released "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" with
record-setting results, shipping over 4.5 million copies to
retailers. Coincidence? You be the judge. You can look forward to
more announcements about DivX technology in some of your favorite
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For all the new skins, check out the DivX Skins section:
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Instructors: Bill Mann, TMF Otter (with Matt Richey, TMF Matt)

In Lesson 1, we offered a list of red flags that trigger instant
sales. These things are pretty easy to spot, if you keep up with
current events surrounding the companies you hold.
Notice that we didn't spend much (meaning any) time discussing
Wall Street analyst upgrades or downgrades. This is for one
reason: We don't care what analysts think, and we certainly
don't put any credence in their deeply compromised ratings systems.
Sure, we read analyst research. After all, many analysts have
significantly more access to business management than we ever
will as individual investors, so they can have some valuable
insights. But if you want to watch a much better predictor of
company trouble than analyst rating systems, watch the bond
market (more on this later). "Strong buy?" Pfffffft.
In this lesson, we look specifically at signs that a company is
slipping. Investors need to remember one key point: For highly
valued companies, it only takes a small slip to lead to a large
share price decline. For example, a company priced at a multiple
of 30 times earnings is expected to grow faster than one that is
priced at 15 times. As a result, investors in the high-multiple
company are much more likely to be traumatized if its business
starts to show slowing growth (in earnings, sales, cash flows,
whatever). Thus, with highly valued companies in particular,
it's important to be vigilant in monitoring any slips. Even a
company that's growing nicely may be sending clear sell signals.
So let's look at a few instances where companies have started to
go wrong. Our goal here is to learn how to recognize the warning
signs of an impending stock collapse before it happens.
WARNING SIGN 1: SLOWING SALES GROWTH
Through 2000, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) could do no wrong. It was one of
the fastest-growing stocks in the '90s and the largest, best
capitalized participant in one of the hottest sectors of the
market: wireless telecommunications. In 2000, Nokia posted
revenue gains well in excess of 50% each quarter. Then, in April
2001, it hit a clunker -- 22% growth, followed by 5% growth the
next quarter. For investors in a high-multiple (high P/E)
company, this is rough. For most companies, a second quarter in
a row of dramatically slowing sales is enough. Get out. For a
barnburner like Nokia, one is enough.
Some words of wisdom: Keep companies in one of the hottest
sectors on a very short leash. Hot sectors cool off -- they
always do. Remember, railroads were once the hot sector, then
canals, car companies, radios, and so on. It ends. Be ready. If
you're expecting sales to continue roaring full-steam ahead and
they don't, it's time to position your finger on the sell
trigger. If sales growth slows unexpectedly, be prepared to give
a company one quarter to bring up its performance. But unload on
the second straight quarter of slowing sales, measured on a
year-over-year basis. (Always compare the quarterly growth on a
year-over-year basis -- a comparison of sequential quarterly
growth is a worthless measure. Seasonal effects can skew
sequential growth.)
WARNING SIGN 2: DIVERGENT SALES AND PROFIT GROWTH
By April 2001, Nokia had shed some 60% of its peak value. Signs
were surely evident in advance, right? Why, yes. Companies
growing top lines (sales) should generally be growing bottom
lines (earnings) at a similar clip. Even though Nokia's sales
were growing through 2000 at 50%-plus per quarter, at the end
of the year, net profit growth dropped suddenly from around 70%
to 40%.
Profits recovered slightly in the fourth quarter, only to
collapse in the first two quarters of 2001. The economics
changed quickly, and with a hyper-growth company, the stock
reacted just as fast. Even those not deeply versed in the
technology and economics of the mobile phone industry could see
signs that something was wrong.
WARNING SIGN 3: PLUMMETING CASH FLOWS
In 1999, Lucent (NYSE: LU) looked beautiful from an earnings
perspective, but horrible from a cash flow perspective. We look
at two numbers: operating cash flow and free cash flow. Free
cash flow can be low for growing companies, as they have
significant capital investment demands, but low operating cash
flow is inexcusable. Lucent's experiences are telling. In 1999,
Lucent's full-year earnings came out at a gaudy $4.7 billion,
based upon $38 billion in revenue. The company was on top of the
world, and it was, at the time, the largest telecommunications
equipment company by market cap, at $260 billion.

But as Matt and I detailed in January 2000, big troubles were
afoot, lurking in the company's cash flow statement. On an
operating cash flow basis for fiscal 1999, the company lost
$276 million. That's a far cry from the $4.7 billion in
reported net income. And on top of that, Lucent had more than
$2.2 billion in capital expenditures. Thus, the difference
between Lucent's earnings and its free cash flow (operating
cash flow minus capital expenditures) was an amazing $7.3
billion, and not in a good way.

The investor who picked up on this scary dichotomy could have
saved herself losses in excess of 98%. (As an aside, since 1999,
Lucent has gone on to restate its 1999 cash flow not once, but
twice, and in the most recent 10-K, the 1999 operating cash flow
is reported as a loss of $1.8 billion.)
And get this -- you'll see nearly the exact same thing on
Enron's old financial statements. Cooked books or no, they
weren't generating much cash. In fact, they were destroying it.
WARNING SIGN 4: WATCH THOSE BONDS
Remember what we said about ignoring analysts? Well, it's
because their information can be quite conflicted, and it's
almost impossible to tell if any one individual has your best
interests in mind. Fortunately, another group can give you the
same type of signals: investors who hold a company's bonds.
Bondholders buy a piece of a company's debt and are generally
paid interest on this obligation by the company. Watch the
current price of a bond, and it will tell you the current odds
bondholders are giving to that obligation being paid. I
recommend keeping a log sheet where you write down the price of
the bond. Download it here. If you see a drop, the bondholders
are growing pessimistic. You might even see this at the same
time analysts are shouting, "Strong buy!"

I recommend the Yahoo! Bond Center. You can search on any company
and get a list of existing bonds. Find a bond with a maturity
between five and 10 years hence. Check the price. A bond priced
at 100 is at "par," which means that the bond's face-value
interest rate fairly compensates the investor for the risk. Some
bonds are priced above 100, meaning the interest yield will be
lower than face value. These are considered to be very low risk.
But some are priced below face value, even way below.

As of this writing, WorldCom (Nasdaq: WCOME) bonds are priced at
18, which means that bondholders assume there's little chance
they'll be paid. Tyco (NYSE: TYC), for all of its recent
problems and high levels of debt, has 6.75% interest bonds, with
2011 maturity priced at 83. That's a discount to face, but not
one that alludes to an imminent default. Qwest (NYSE: Q) sports
a price of 85 on its 7.25% 2011 bonds, even closer to par than
Tyco. These prices don't indicate healthy companies, but they
don't insinuate imminent default or bankruptcy either.
WARNING SIGN 5: "IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER"
For a brief time in 2000, Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) was the
largest company in the world by market capitalization. This
should have been a warning. As I wrote in May 2000 when the
stock was around $57, Cisco's valuation of nearly $400 billion
implied that investors expected the company's earnings to reach
$34 billion in 2010. Yet no company had ever generated earnings
higher than $12 billion in a single year.

As it turned out, I almost perfectly called the top for Cisco --
it has shed nearly $300 billion in market cap since that
article. Only those that decided it couldn't possibly get any
better achieved a sale near the high watermark. Cisco showed no
signs of a decline. For the quarter that ended Jan. 29, 2000,
Cisco turned in sales of $4.3 billion, as compared to $2.8
billion for the same quarter the year before -- a growth rate of
53%. The following quarter was 58% higher, then 62% higher, then
66% higher.
Only Cisco's stock price rise could beat these numbers. Imagine
a $385 billion company with a P/E of 156! The assumptions for
future growth were mind-bending, though at the time, in the
midst of the data revolution, they seemed plausible. As
investors, we must be on the correct side of probabilities.
Taking a portion of our Cisco investment off the table, at this
point, would've been a smart choice. Remember, Cisco's business
was fine in 2000, but the enterprising investor knows that a lot
has to be right for the situation to work out.
HOMEWORK
For this lesson, we ask you to do the same thing as we did after
Lesson 1. Pick a company -- maybe even the same company you
looked at last time -- to continue studying. For your company,
do the following:
- Track the year-over-year sales growth for each of the past four
quarters and three fiscal years. Is growth accelerating,
staying about the same, or weakening?
- Track the year-over-year net income growth for each of the past
four quarters and three fiscal years. Is net income growing
slower or faster than sales? Is there a trend to these figures?
- Track your company's operating cash flow for each of the past
three fiscal years. Is it lower or higher than reported net
income for the corresponding year? (We're not having you look
at quarterly cash flow because those figures can bounce around
due to the timing of payments. Annual cash flow data is much
more indicative of real cash flow trends.)
- If your company has long-term debt, go the Yahoo! Bond Center
and check the price of your company's bonds. (If you don't know
whether your company has any debt, just type your company name
into the bond center and see if any debt shows up.)

- Finally, examine your company's market cap relative to its
current net income over the past year. What's the P/E ratio? Is
there reason to believe your company has every rosy scenario
already priced into its stock? (In the current bear market,
this is much less likely than it was a few years ago, but it's
still a question you should consider.)
To help you out, we've put together the Foolish Stock Information
Form to track all of your research and information about your
stocks. You can get to by clicking here. We've also outlined how
to find all of the information above, here.

So dust off the old calculator, find your company's financials,
and get to work. Quarterly financial data is best found in
company 10-Qs, and annual data is best found in company 10-Ks.
You should be able to find all of this information using
financials from either the company website or at Fool.com on the
Quotes & Data area.

FEELING A LITTLE LOST?
If you're new to using SEC filings, read this overview of
financial statements. Above all else, just do your best. Once
you've done what you can, report your findings to your teammates!
We've also put together an ongoing list of resources so you can
dive in a little deeper. You can click on the "Lesson Resources"
link in the right column or click here to find more resources to
help you better understand financial statements, general
investing equations, and stock options.

Matt and I will be joining you on the boards with our own
analyses, so you can examine our processes.

Fool on!
Bill and Matt
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Lesson 1: On Selling

Lesson 2: Companies Gone Wrong

Lesson 3: Gut Checks and Safety Valves
Lesson 4: When a Company Becomes Overvalued
Lesson 5: Report Card Part 1 - Business Prospects
Lesson 6: Report Card Part 2 - Valuation
Lesson 7: Panning for Panera
Lesson 8: The Report in Action - Johnson & Johnson
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DivX has become the world's most popular video technology and
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which had been trying unsuccessfully to sell the 800,000 accounts since taking them over in February, shut them down after they failed certain performance measures over the past three months, said David Barr, an FDIC spokesman. Although NextCard customers will no longer be able to use their cards to make purchase or cash withdrawals, they will continue to be responsible for their outstanding balances.
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