#servers secure

[lakshmiglobal]

The Importance of Updates and Patches for Server Security

That’s an excellent topic. Here’s a clear explanation on the importance of updates and patches for server security, written in a professional style suitable for IT managers, business owners, or a general technical audience.

🔒 The Importance of Updates and Patches for Server Security

In today’s digital world, servers are the backbone of most business operations—powering websites, applications, databases, and entire networks. Keeping these servers secure is critical, and one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to protect them is by regularly applying updates and security patches.

🛡️ Why Are Updates and Patches So Important?

1️⃣ Fix Known Vulnerabilities

Every day, cybersecurity researchers and malicious hackers discover new software flaws—known as vulnerabilities—that could be exploited to break into systems.

Vendors release patches to close these security holes.

Without patching, your server is effectively running with unlocked doors, inviting cybercriminals in.

2️⃣ Prevent Malware & Ransomware Attacks

Many large-scale cyber attacks, including ransomware outbreaks, exploit unpatched systems.

Examples: WannaCry and NotPetya leveraged known Windows vulnerabilities that had patches available months before the attacks.

Keeping servers up to date significantly lowers the risk of these devastating incidents.

3️⃣ Protect Sensitive Data & Maintain Compliance

If your business handles sensitive information (like customer data, financial records, or healthcare data), patching helps:

Prevent data breaches that could damage your reputation and lead to legal penalties.

Maintain compliance with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, which often require up-to-date systems.

4️⃣ Improve System Stability & Performance

Patches aren’t only for security—many updates fix bugs that can cause crashes, improve performance, and add new features. This keeps your IT infrastructure running smoothly.

🚨 The Risks of Neglecting Updates

❌ Without Regular Patching🚀 With Regular PatchingHigh chance of malware & ransomware breachesReduced attack surfaceData theft, costly recovery, lost customer trustStrong compliance posturePotential non-compliance finesImproved system stability

⚙️ Best Practices for Server Patching

✅ Implement a patch management policy. Define when, how, and by whom patches are tested and applied.

✅ Use staging environments. Test patches in a staging or QA environment to catch issues before pushing to production.

✅ Automate updates where possible. Use patch management tools (like WSUS, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, or Puppet) to streamline updates.

✅ Schedule regular maintenance windows. Plan updates during low-traffic times to minimize disruption.

✅ Monitor and audit. Keep records of applied patches for compliance and troubleshooting.

💡 Bottom Line

Applying updates and security patches is one of the most cost-effective ways to secure your servers. It protects your business from threats, ensures regulatory compliance, and keeps your systems running reliably.

Think of patching as locking the doors and windows of your digital infrastructure—essential, routine, and crucial for peace of mind.

✅ Need help creating a patch policy or choosing patch management tools? Let me know your environment (Windows, Linux, VMware, hybrid) — I can draft a simple action plan for you!

The Importance of Updates and Patches for Server Security

[sinestrosmind]

shenanigans w/ @tinyghostotus lmao

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[jellycreamjammedart]

[cindylou-who7]

WE NEED TO TALK, SAMS DISCORD.

Some as many of you know in the fandom of SAMS and all other shows, there is a discord where you can join and connect with others of the fandom, join contests, etc etc etc.

The discord is mostly knon to host events for artists where some get picked and get featured in videos in the show they were based off.

However, I'd like to bring to bring to light a very serious matter. The discord and the mods running it.

Now, some of the mods aren't bad people. They're doing their jobs and are nice and welcoming. Others, not so much. In the discord, there are various rules you must follow for events and being in the discord itself. Like no fighting, be respectful, etc.

However, the rules for art seems to be....out of control.

I say this because some of the rules don't really make sense. For example (and this happened to me), when I first joined and shared my first ever fanart for Moonie and Sunny for the Femme Show, my art was deleted because "it had too many watermarks" and counted as "self promotion", which was against the rules. So I erased the watermarks and resubmitted. All good. My mistake honestly at that time. But then I saw that others were able to submit their submissions with their watermarks for YT and other platforms. So why was mine deleted then?

But I got over it. But then, Femme had announced a fashion show art event, one I was extremely excited for and wanted to join. So, I spent a full day (maybe day and a half) researching, creating and making a drawing of the sisters for my submitted it once I deemed it had no errors and was to my liking. So far, perfect. It was accepted without any problems. Until I woke up the next day and saw a message from the Helpi bot. My submission had been deleted.

One of the mods tagged me and a few other artists, saying our submissions had been deleted because A NEW RULE had been added last minute regarding Clipsy's design and we had to redo our submissions. These are the screenshots I took, along with the last minute change:

The mod and the person in charge of the events never specified WHY Clipsy's design (at that time) was no longer allowed to be used in the events and we were now being told HOURS later of our submissions that we had to redo them. Like, excuse me?? Redo HOURS of work?! "Needs to be more unique?" You know how offensive and dismissive that is? (And it bothers me because I once saw the person in charge of the events complain that people didn't "take their time" with their submissions during another event, where users could submit art as posters for the new Sun and Moon dimension, because we were given two weeks. And I get it. It's a lot of time. Yet one of the mods who is an artist as well, submitted theirs a day or so later after that no problem).

For reference, this was my submission:

And this was Clipsy's OF design at the time:

Again, NO explanation WHY her model was suddenly no longer allowed to be used and we were given absolutely NO warning that our submissions would be deleted. Again, last minute rule they added in. (Some people in the fandom have stated the reason Clipsy's design was changed was because the OG person who made this design was problematic. But I've never seen anyone confirm that). But if that was true, why not just say "due to personal issues, Clipsy's design is no longer canon. Plz recreate her in your vision". It sounds MUCH BETTER.

Not only that, but tracing and stealing art is 100% against the rules. Yet people are constantly getting away with it and most of the mods aren't being as serious about it as art submissions. Someone in one of the Sun and Moon animation reaction videos was able to steal another artist's video and submitted as their own, which Davis and Reed reacted to and gave them credit by accident. Where's the protection there??

Not only that, but no other artists well known in the fandom are being copied off of and now are being accused as thieves, while the thieves themselves are receiving all the credit.

Artists TsukinsBun is the latest victim and it's horrible. And they're already going through a lot and it's not fair. (Plz support them. Give them some love).

So, I just came to say that the discord is ridiculous and THIS is why I became 1000% disappointed and discouraged to ever join another event or anything in the discord. Because artists are not being respected or helped and people in this fandom do toxic. And it is not fair. And I'm not blaming EVERY WORKER OR THE VAS in the discord, but some of these mods aren't really helping either when they're being dismissive of this stuff.

I once called out the deletion of my spoast submissions (jokingly) and the person in charge of the events said I didn't need to have that kind of attitude. I apologized, but also explained that it was rather unfair and kinda exhausting having your work deleted without warnings. (And it's not even about joining the event, I just wanna share art man). I never got a response back.

But, that's all for me today. Fellas. Just focus on your work, your passions. Don't try and join events for validation or whatever. The right audience will find you and you are all beautiful people. Peace ✌️

[lynaferns]

My DCA design updated + Eclipse

Separated ver. + comentary under the cut

Not quite content with eclipses end result but eh, idk if I'll draw eclipse much so...

I've been wanting for a while to update my refs for my designs of them. The old ones got... old. It's funny how I simplificated some aspects of their designs in order to complicated others haha.

ngl I got tired at some point and just wanted to finish

[its-hai-time]

Hey guys I just found out something disturbing today

for ease of copy pasting the bot's ID is 1153984868804468756,

I just had to ban this bot from my personal friend group server where me and my art friends share our ocs and our work with each other. I feel violated. This is work I've slaved over for the sake of my friends and myself and it's being stolen out from under me.

share the word PLEASE.

[alexandraisyes]

Hello Tumblr!

You're all invited to my tea party Discord server!

It's a FNAF-centered community, for both the canon material and the AUs people have made for the franchise! You can find us at https://discord.gg/soulscape or by clicking this link!

Hope to see you there!

[unpretty]

okay i definitely need to mute notifications about that post before people defending my coworker or complaining about The Cloud tempt me into revealing Too Much Information. i mean i've already revealed too much information quite frankly but so it goes.

[venbetta]

Week One [10/1-10/8]: Pumpkin

I don't blame Freddy for not trusting Gregory with a knife

[bxnnie-bxwl]

LOOK WHO FUCKIN ARRIVED

HE IS FREEE

[whimsimal]

are you enjoying the cake?

happy birthday, stay!gregory

( 4 - 9 - 25 )

[nadiawitch]

For the anniversary of my second favorite TOH episode, I remade my favorite promo art for it… with Human’s AU!

They’re gonna be fine (:

Reference under the cut

[sinestrosmind]

more shenanigans w/@tinyghostotus lmaoooo

please don't actually eat rocks or slime Leo and Donnie are profesional dumbasses

also don't tell Raph

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[jellycreamjammedart]

[kamariisfruityy]

This is the Superstar Daycare server! This is a server for all the fellas who love Sun and Moon just as much as I do! A safe space to chat and make friends with people who share the same interest in the DCA attendants as you! Come join and show off your fanart, fanfictions, and even cosplays! Roleplay and create stories with one another! But most of all, have fun and be respectful!

☆ﾟ. ･ ｡ﾟ. Rules! . ･ ｡ﾟ. ☆ﾟ

No NSFW

Ages 15+ are allowed to join, any younger will be kicked

Be respectful to your peers

Proshippers DNI or you will be banned

Have fun!