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QNAP to Participate in Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, Reinforcing Its Commitment to Product Security
Taipei, Taiwan, October 21, 2025 – QNAP® Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in computing, networking, and storage solutions, today announced its participation in Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, held in Cork, Ireland. Recognized as one of the world’s most influential platforms for vulnerability research and disclosure, Pwn2Own brings together top security researchers to test technologies and advance cybersecurity.
Strengthening Security Through Continuous Validation
Building on its participation in Pwn2Own last year, QNAP is once again joining the competition. This continued involvement underscores QNAP’s long-term commitment to cybersecurity. The company firmly believes that only through open and rigorous evaluation can product security be continuously reinforced, ensuring the stability and protection of user data and services worldwide.
Competition Overview
Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 will take place from October 21 to 24, 2025, covering a wide range of target categories including smart devices, printers, NAS, routers, and the SOHO Smash-up category.
QNAP’s TS-453E NAS and QHora-322 router are listed among the official competition targets. By subjecting these devices to intensive testing by global security researchers, QNAP gains valuable insights to validate its defense mechanisms and proactively identify potential risks, further strengthening its product security.
Collaborating with the Security Community
QNAP values close collaboration with the global cybersecurity community. Through its participation in Pwn2Own, QNAP can rapidly incorporate research findings into patches and updates, enhancing the resilience of its products and ecosystem. Insights gained during and after the competition will be used to further strengthen QNAP’s defensive measures, reinforcing its commitment to protecting user data and privacy.
Driving Security Forward with Openness and Collaboration
QNAP also invites the security community to participate in its Security Bounty Program, which rewards researchers for identifying and addressing security vulnerabilities, enhancing the safety and reliability of QNAP products. For more details and participation guidelines, please visit QNAP's Security Bounty Program.
About QNAP
QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider) is devoted to providing comprehensive solutions in software development, hardware design and in-house manufacturing. Focusing on storage, networking and smart video innovations, QNAP now introduce a revolutionary Cloud NAS solution that joins our cutting-edge subscription-based software and diversified service channel ecosystem. QNAP envisions NAS as being more than simple storage and has created a cloud-based networking infrastructure for users to host and develop artificial intelligence analysis, edge computing and data integration on their QNAP solutions.
