QNAP Systems
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Native name | 威聯通科技股份有限公司 |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Network-attached storage Network video recorder Networking hardware |
Founded | April 1, 2004 | (as a separate company)
Founder | |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Chairman: Teddy Kuo General Manager: Meiji Chang |
Number of employees | 1000+ |
Subsidiaries | QNAP, Inc. |
Website | www![]() |
QNAP Systems, Inc. (Chinese: 威聯通科技) is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in Network-attached storage (NAS) appliances used for file sharing, virtualization, storage management and surveillance applications. Headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, QNAP has offices in 16 countries and employs over 1000 people around the world.
QNAP has been a member of the Intel Intelligent Systems Alliance since 2011.[1]
Company history[]
QNAP originally existed as a department within the IEI Integration Corporation,[2] an industrial computing service provider located in Taiwan.[3] In 2004, QNAP Systems Inc. was spun off into a separate company.[4][better source needed]
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Company milestones[]
- July 2020 – QuTScloud c4.5.1 is released.[5]
- October 2020 – QTS 4.5.1 is released.[6]
- November 2020 – QuTS hero h4.5.1 is released.[7]
Product overview[]
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QNAP primarily produces Network-Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. The company also produces Network Video Recorders (NVR) and a series of networking equipment.
- QTS[8] – an operating system for NAS devices
- QES (QNAP Enterprise Storage)[9]
- QuTS hero[10] – an operating system similar to QTS that implements ZFS
- QuTScloud
- QNE
- QSS
- QuRouter
- The QNAP QHora-301W supports high-speed Wi-Fi 6 and 10GbE connections, while also providing an enterprise-grade SD-WAN VPN to allow multi-site VPN deployment via the cloud.
Vulnerabilities[]
While QNAP NAS appliances may suffer from very serious vulnerabilities, the company does not usually react to them in a rapid manner[citation needed]. For instance, in 2020, a complete device takeover was discovered by SAM security group,[11] and after they reported to QNAP, the company took more than five months to take care of it.[12] By that time, the vulnerability had already been made public.[13]
In April 2021, critical vulnerabilities such as having hardcoded admin passwords in the firmware,[14] or force installing a vulnerable version of a backup application,[15] led to a massive ransomware attack named "Qlocker"[16] which compressed all files smaller than 20 MiB into 7z files using 7-Zip with a 32 character long password. In order to retrieve the password, users had to access an .onion webpage and pay 0.01 BTC. This caused losses of more than $300,000 for the users.[17]
Achievements[]
2019
- TS-1677X named Best NAS Device of European Hardware Awards 2019[18]
2018
- Received the COMPUTEX Best Choice Award 2018[19]
2017
- TS-451+ named Best NAS Device of European Hardware Awards 2017[20]
2016
- Received the COMPUTEX Best Choice Award 2016[21]
2014
- Received ISO 27001:2013 certification in information security management[22]
- Received 2014 iF Product Design Award[23]
- Featured in PCWorld's 50 Best Tech Products of 2013[24]
References[]
- ^ "QNAP Systems, Inc. Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance". intelintelligentsystemsalliance.com. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- ^ "IEI Integration Corporation". IEI Integration Corporation. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "IEI Integration Corporation Company Profile (Chinese: 威達電股份有限公司)". MoneyDJ.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "Industrial PC Supplier IEI Announces Formation of Medical PC Provider PACSmate Technology Corp". IndustrialPR. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ QNAP Systems, Inc. "QNAP Introduces QuTScloud as Cloud NAS Solution with Features for Optimizing Cloud Data Usage". www.qnap.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ QNAP Systems, Inc. "QNAP Releases QTS 4.5.1, Supporting Virtual Machine Live Migration, WPA2 Enterprise, Azure AD Domain Service, Wi-Fi 6, and More". www.qnap.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ QNAP Systems, Inc. "QNAP Updates the ZFS-based QuTS hero OS with WORM Auto-Committing, Virtual Machine Live Migration, Wi-Fi WPA2 Enterprise, QuFirewall, and More". www.qnap.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Inc, QNAP Systems. "QTS 4.5.2 | Unleash the power of your data | QNAP". QNAP Systems, Inc. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Inc, QNAP Systems. "QES 2.1". QNAP Systems, Inc. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Inc, QNAP Systems. "QuTS hero | ZFS-based operating system | QNAP". QNAP Systems, Inc. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "New vulnerabilities discovered allow access to user data and complete takeover". securingsam.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "New vulnerabilities discovered allow access to user data and complete takeover". securingsam.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "New vulnerabilities discovered allow access to user data and complete takeover". securingsam.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Hard-coded Password Vulnerability in QES". www.qnap.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Improper Authorization Vulnerability in HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync". www.qnap.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Massive Qlocker ransomware attack uses 7zip to encrypt QNAP devices". www.bleepingcomputer.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "A ransomware gang made $260,000 in 5 days using the 7zip utility". www.bleepingcomputer.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "European Hardware Awards 2019 – Winners Announced". www.eha.digital. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "Best Choice Award". bcaward.computex.biz. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "European Hardware Awards 2017 Winners Announced". www.eha.digital. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "Best Choice Award". bcaward.computex.biz. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Mile Stones in QNAP's History". qnap.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ "iF product design award 2014". iF Awards. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "PCWorld's 50 Best Tech Products of 2013". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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