How can I secure a QNAP NAS to conform to QUALYS Security Standards?

This is a quick post on how to lock down a QNAP NAS running QTS to conform with the stringent QUALYS security standards

Perform the following tasks:

  • Go to Network & File Services> Network Access> Enable Service Binding
  • Enable the MGMT services for the management port
  • Enable the iSCSI services for the data connection
  • Disable everything else

Disable Microsoft Networking

Disable Apple Networking

Disable Telnet

If you use SNMP use SNMP v3

Disable UPnP

Disable Bonjour

Disable FTP

Enable TLS 1.2 on the webserver

 

 

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