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Chapter 8: Security 8.3 Security Advisor Security Advisor offers a comprehensive security checkup on the system settings of your Synology NAS. It scans for security weaknesses and provides recommendations for you to take action on. With Security Advisor, you can perform the following security checks to ensure data and system security: • Detecting and removing malware. • Checking for password strength. • Scanning system and related network settings. • Analyzing suspicious login activities. • Checking for available DSM and package version updates. You can run a manual/scheduled system checkup based on a preferred security baseline or customize a checklist to meet your needs. The results can be consolidated into a daily/monthly report by configuring the settings at Security Advisor > Advanced > Report Settings. To receive the reports via email, go to Control Panel > Notification and enable notification service. To get started, refer to section 2.12 for step-by-step instructions. For more information, refer to the articles under Security Advisor. 8.4 Antivirus Protect your Synology NAS from malicious threats with an antivirus solution. You can run a full system scan, scan specific folders, or schedule automatic scan tasks. Virus definitions will automatically update to ensure maximum security. Two antivirus packages are available in Package Center: Antivirus Essential (free, based on the ClamAV scanning engine) and Antivirus by McAfee (paid service, powered by the McAfee scanning engine). For more information, refer to the following articles: Antivirus Essential, Antivirus by McAfee. 49

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Chapter 8: Security
8.3 Security Advisor
Security Advisor offers a comprehensive security checkup on the system settings of your
Synology NAS. It scans for security weaknesses and provides recommendations for you to take
action on.
With Security Advisor, you can perform the following security checks to ensure data and
system security:
• Detecting and removing malware.
• Checking for password strength.
• Scanning system and related network settings.
• Analyzing suspicious login activities.
• Checking for available DSM and package version updates.
You can run a manual/scheduled system checkup based on a preferred security baseline or
customize a checklist to meet your needs. The results can be consolidated into a daily/monthly
report by configuring the settings at
Security Advisor
>
Advanced
>
Report Settings
. To receive the
reports via email, go to
Control Panel
>
Notification
and enable notification service.
To get started, refer to
section 2.12
for step-by-step instructions.
For more information, refer to the articles under
Security Advisor
.
8.4 Antivirus
Protect your Synology NAS from malicious threats with an antivirus solution. You can run a
full system scan, scan specific folders, or schedule automatic scan tasks. Virus definitions will
automatically update to ensure maximum security.
Two antivirus packages are available in Package Center: Antivirus Essential (free, based on
the ClamAV scanning engine) and Antivirus by McAfee (paid service, powered by the McAfee
scanning engine). For more information, refer to the following articles:
Antivirus Essential
,
Antivirus by McAfee
.