[Discuss] Mothballing Synology NAS

[richard.pieri at gmail.com (Richard Pieri)]

On 2/5/2018 3:07 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote:
> However, they don't mention anything in the release notes yet
> https://www.qnap.com/en/releasenotes/ so I'm unsure if it's "in there".

Safer to assume the patches are not included unless specifically listed.

> They advise:
> 
>    - Do not install applications from unknown third-party sources.
>    - Do not open or run unknown virtual machine (VM) images on your device.
>    - Do not run unknown software in Container Station.

Good advice in general, but telling in the context of a Meltdown/Spectre
security advisory. And not necessarily the most useful in the context of
NAS vendors with a vested interest in selling lots of add-on software
which may not be hard targets.

-- 
Rich P.