Did you know your Synology NAS has a handy app called Security Advisor, that helps you make sure everything’s set up correctly. It’s like a little check-up that ensures your NAS is running smoothly and securely, following Synology’s best practices.
So in this video, we take a look at running a scan on our NAS, and then review the settings within Security Advisor. We also take a look at the “For home and use” and “For work and business” baselines.
Notes: Security Advisor does not test the Firewall of your NAS, or the Firewall on your Wireless Router. Instead it specifically looks at settings that you have used to configure your NAS. As Security Advisor is really a security auditing tool, it will not test any Firewalls you have configured.
Security Advisor, also will not directly check for viruses and malware. Instead, it simply references the reports generated by which ever antivirus application you have installed onto your NAS. If you would like to learn more about installing an antivirus application please see Synology NAS Quick Tip – Install and configure Antivirus Essential.
Quick reference notes:
- Log into DSM with administrators privileges.
- Open the Main Menu and select Security Advisor.
- If this is the first time you are running Security Advisor you need to select a Security Baseline.
- A scan of your NAS will automatically start after you have select a baseline.
- You can review the results of your scan from within Overview.
Additional resources required:
- Install and configure an Antivirus application onto your NAS – Synology NAS Quick Tip – Install and configure Antivirus Essential.
Reference materials:
- Synology Support – Security Advisor.
- Synology Support Article – How to enhance the security of your Synology NAS.
