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It's Me, and Here's My Proof
Why Identity and Authentication Must Remain Distinct

No matter what kinds of technological or procedural advancements occur, certain principles of computer science will remain--especially those concerning information security. Among all the competing claims of security vendors that their latest shiny box will solve all your security woes, a basic understanding of computer science fundamentals is missing.

But good computer science never loses importance, and knowing the science can help you choose products and develop processes. For example, there are very important distinctions among identity, authentication, and authorization. Knowing them can help protect you against the increasingly common tendency to combine the first two.

Let's start by defining the concepts:
Identity.

A security principal (you or a computer, typically) wants to access a system. Because the system doesn't know you yet, you need to make a declaration of who you are. Your answer to the question "Who are you" is the first thing you present to a system when you want to use it. Some common examples of identity are user IDs, digital certificates (which include public keys), and ATM cards. A notable characteristic of identity is that it is public, and it has to be this way: identity is your claim about yourself, and you make that claim using something that's publicly available.

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Protect Your Computer Against Spyware

Spyware doesn’t wait to be invited! The uninvited guest, Spyware, gathers your personal information from your computer such as; usernames, passwords and the web sites you visit. Not only is this a total invasion of your privacy but Spyware slows your computer down and can even cause it to crash. There is protection against this unwanted guest.

1. Installing a firewall can prevent hackers from getting to your system.
2. Be sure your software is updated. Manufacturers are constantly updating software to protect you from spyware. Updates are usually free, so take advantage!
3. Internet Explorer should be set to the highest security to protect yourself.
4. Be sure to install anitspyware for ultimate protection
5. If you have to download software, music etc. from a website, do so safely.

Only download programs from Web sites you trust. You can check programs within a search engine to see reported spyware.
 Read the fine print on all downloaded software.
Close a window by clicking the red "x". Stay away from "agree" or "ok" to close a window.

Free music may not always be free. Be sure to read the fine print and understand what you are getting.

To learn more about protecting your computer from Spyware, contact Panurgy at 1-877-PANURGY

Protecting your email communications from spam, viruses and other threats seems like a never ending task. Email threats can effect productivity and bandwidth, eat up disk space and put your entire network at risk.

With limited IT resources, most organizations can not afford to have staff dedicated to fighting off daily e-mail threats. You need an effective email security solution that is affordable and easily administered.

When searching for the perfect solution be sure to look for the following features:
Easy administration
Automatic updates with the latest threats
Provides group filtering policies
Allows customization of corporate policies
And reports on message traffic flow and trends

A unique feature for some Spam solutions is a multilayered strategy which are more successful then the traditional solutions of on-premise appliances and software solutions. The multilayered solutions keep more than 99% of destructive messages blocked from your network environment.

Panurgy's MailProtect Solution enables easy configuration and control of how spam, viruses, worms and inappropriate content are filtered with 99% accuracy. Using a multilayered technology, email is filtered, suspect messages are stored in a safe, external quarantine wherean off-site report can be accessed by IT departments, employees or both. The IT department has the ability to review all quarantined e-mails and make any adjustments to their corporate policies within this administrative tool. Customers can choose to allow employees to manage their own quarantines, in which case a "Spam Quarantine Report" is sent to the employees' email in-box. The end user can then determine how items filtered should be handled.

For further information on Panurgy's MailProtect Solution contact us a 1-877-PANURGY.