<h2>{%trans%}What are security updates?{%endtrans%}</h2>
<p>{%trans%}Any software occasionally has bugs, and sometimes these bugs have security implications. When security bugs are fixed in the core software, modules, or themes that your site uses, they are released in a <em>security update</em>. You will need to apply security updates in order to keep your site secure.{%endtrans%}</p>
<h2>{%trans%}What are security advisories?{%endtrans%}</h2>
<p>{%trans%}A security advisory is a public announcement about a reported security problem in the core software. Contributed projects with a shield icon and "Stable releases for this project are covered by the security advisory policy" on their project page are also covered by Drupal's security advisory policy. Security advisories are managed by the <ahref="https://www.drupal.org/drupal-security-team">Drupal Security Team</a>.{%endtrans%}</p>
<h2>{%trans%}Security tasks{%endtrans%}</h2>
<p>{%trans%}Keeping track of updates, updating the core software, and updating contributed modules and/or themes are all part of keeping your site secure. See the related topics listed below for specific tasks.{%endtrans%}</p>
<li>{%trans%}<ahref="https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/security-chapter.html">Security and Maintenance chapter in the User Guide</a>{%endtrans%}</li>
<li>{%trans%}<ahref="https://www.drupal.org/drupal-security-team/security-advisory-process-and-permissions-policy">Security advisory process and permissions policy</a>{%endtrans%}</li>
<p>{%trans%}Run reports to learn about the status and health of your site.{%endtrans%}</p>
<h2>{%trans%}Steps{%endtrans%}</h2>
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<li>{%trans%}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Reports</em>><ahref="{{status_url}}"><em>Status report</em></a> to see a report that summarizes the health and status of your site. If there are any warnings or errors, you will need to fix them.{%endtrans%}</li>
<li>{%trans%}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Reports</em>><ahref="{{status_url}}"><em>Status report</em></a> to see a report that summarizes the health and status of your site. If there are any warnings or errors, you will need to fix them. Take note of any upcoming highly critical security releases that may impact your site.{%endtrans%}</li>
<li>{%trans%}If you have the core Database Logging module installed, in the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Reports</em>><em>Recent log messages</em> to see a report of the error and informational messages your site has generated. You can filter the report by <em>Severity</em> to see only the most critical messages, if desired.{%endtrans%}</li>
<li>{%trans%}If you have the core Update Manager module installed, in the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Reports</em>><em>Available updates</em> to see a report of the updates that are available for your site software. If <em>Last checked</em> is far in the past, click <em>Check manually</em> to update the report. Scan the report; if Drupal core or any modules or themes have security updates available, you should update them as soon as possible.{%endtrans%}</li>