How to Secure Your Synology NAS from Ransomware and other attacks

Synology is warning NAS users about several ransomware attacks that have hit several users now. Watch this video to learn more on how to prevent these on your Synology NAS server.

The attackers uses brute-force methods to guess the default password—essentially, they try every password possible until they get a match. Once they find the right password and gain access to the NAS device, the hackers encrypt all the files and demand a ransom.

Things you can do:
1. Disable Remote Access
2. Use A VPN for Remote Access
3. Secure Remote Access as Much as Possible
4. Turning on your Synology firewall
5. Enable 2-step verification
6. Run Security Advisor

[KimDahl]

I once got a ransomware attack on my PC. Just formated the whole thing and that was that :)

[MrChando]

Thank you! You did help me a lot. Keep making these video's.

[safetime]

Amazing, very helpful, please do more, subscribed and liked.

[efreet]

Very insightful and helpful information. Thanks 🙏🏼

[danielanderson]

Helps to keep all your data encrypted in the first place too so no matter whose hands the data passes it won't be recognizable.

[usmca]

Great video, thanks for getting right to the point.

[tamashalmai]

Very good suggestions, actually my NAS is implementing similar protections...

[CarlosDelaoGunEngraver]

Thank you, do have a video on how to upload larger files and not have the Nas time out

[dystoniaify]

I'm wanting to buy a synology mostly for photo backups from my computers, phone, and many ssd and thumb drives. I only need to be able to access it from my home, but I do want my phone to access it when connected to my home internet in order to back up photos and files. Can the synology be accessed from my phone when connected to the home wifi even if I don't enable remote access on the synology?

[ricardoteixeira]

Hi, it was a very good tutorial, thanks.
I have a question, regarding the vpn protection, the one you use in the synology its a free app right? As well the vpn client?
What about if you want to use a nort vpn, can you use it?
Tks in advance

[mauriziom.]

it is not possible to put guests only in file reading so as not to be able to put any type of extraneous "file" in the nas?

[sendil]

Recently my PC got ransomware attack and the external hard drive connected with the PC also got affected.... If the ransomware attacks the NAS via local network from PC means the NAS will get affected or not ???