{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"How Secure Are My Servers?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ge5LKIVqdq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/how-secure-are-my-servers\/\">How Secure Are My Servers?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/how-secure-are-my-servers\/embed\/#?secret=Ge5LKIVqdq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Secure Are My Servers?&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"Ge5LKIVqdq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Hi, my name is Christopher Schmitt and I am apart of Online Tech\u2019s Operations Team. Since the beginning of Information Technology, a Systems Administrator always has one thing usually in mind. How secure are my servers? This one thought can cause a Systems Administrator to always have this in the back of their mind. When you look at security, there can be many different approaches to it. Here\u2019s a quick list of recommended security measures you can take to have some peace of mind when dealing with security. I\u2019d also suggest you take a look at one of my colleague\u2019s posts that deals with firewall rules. 1. Software Updates \u2013 Depending on what you are using your server for, you may want to look at automatic updates. This will ensure that you closing any open security flaws that may have been there before. Another set of updates which is usually overlooked is Open Source. There usually isn\u2019t any central kind of alerting when there is a new release so this could be a bit difficult. It\u2019s always great to stay on top of these updates since the source code is available for download. While Open Source is great product maintenance..."}