The pros and cons of sharing a portion of your NAS with strangers?

[Jamr]

I am interested in finding out the pitfalls and pluses of sharing a portion of your server with strangers and in return, getting free offsite storage for your encrypted files.
Are there any security risks? I am sure there are but is it remote of is the security on todays NAS's pretty good?
Any other things you can think of?
Thanks.

 

[degrub]

I am interested in finding out the pitfalls and pluses of sharing a portion of your server with strangers and in return, getting free offsite storage for your encrypted files.
Are there any security risks? I am sure there are but is it remote of is the security on todays NAS's pretty good?
Any other things you can think of?
Thanks.

Yes.

No.

Having a life outside of IT security management.

 

[dosborne]

I would never offer to store someone else's files on my NAS. Call me paranoid, but too many sketchy people out there. Certainly not for what you want in return. There are MANY FREE cloud storage sites. Google, Microsoft, mega, etc. Personally, I decided a couple years back to upgrade (ie pay) for Google, but also use Microsoft (free) as an extra copy for critical stuff.

In order to access your NAS, you have to also give access to at least a portion of your network. Lots of security risks and setup. Nobody can decide for you though, it is of course up to you.