TerraMaster: Cybersecurity Features Suite for NAS

TerraMaster Technology Co. Ltd. presents its suite of cybersecurity features to provide protection against all variants of ransomware, viruses, and other forms of cyberattack.

There has been an increase in new variants of ransomware that specifically target NAS devices. The company continuously bolsters the suite of cybersecurity features on its NAS to provide effective protection even to the newest ransomware variants. The firm has taken the necessary steps for help users avoid common pitfalls that are targeted by attackers. It also provides the necessary security features to protect against cybersecurity attacks.

Real-time monitoring and alert notifications
The company’s NAS users can get alert notifications for system events, power failures, and others. This helps managers in real-time monitoring even at home, ensuring that you are always up to date with the status of NAS.

User account protection
The firm’s NAS device has disabled the default administrator account. This ensures users will create a new administrator account and set their own password at first use.

Automatic IP blocking
The NAS come with an ‘Automatic IP Blocking’ feature wherein it automatically blocks users from a particular IP address with too many login attempts. (Learn about Automatic IP Blocking and how to enable its function).

Anti-virus application
Users can get access to the Clam AntiVirus via the TOS app. ClamAV is an open-source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats.

Snapshot
Snapshot can be installed on the company’s NAS  with Btrfs file system support. Snapshot is a common cybersecurity feature that uses a copy function to create image copies of the storage server. Users can enable Snapshot to take an image snapshot as frequently as every five minutes. Nevertheless, users can tweak how Snapshot work depending on available storage space (understand how Snapshot work).

Backup
Backup works differently compared to Snapshot. Backup is a more protective feature wherein a complete copy of your data is safely stored elsewhere. The company’s NAS feature the DupleBackup which provides data backup options to several supported storage options including another firm’s NAS, Rsync server, Webdav server, various mainstream cloud drivers, and NAS local folders.

NAS devices also support AOMEI Backup. This software in the NAS application center allows you to back up the entire machine, backing up systems, files, folders, to the NAS. In cases of abnormality or cyberattack, users can restore the system and data to a normal state and retrieve valuable information.

Cloud synchronization
NAS devices support a selection of cloud drive synchronization options including Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, OpenDrive, NetCloud. Unlike backup that requires a trigger to create the data backup, synchronization occurs immediately as soon as data has been added or revised.

The NAS come with a suite of protection to help users fight against malware, viruses, ransomware, and other forms of cybersecurity attacks. Users can activate all these features simultaneously for the best protection.