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I don't use SMB for everything like I used to - here's why

For example, I only kept the SMB or NFS share active at a time, and would wrap up all my data transfer tasks before switching ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Adds SMB Security Controls for Windows Insider Program Testers

Microsoft has added Server Message Block (SMB) security measures for IT pros, which are now available as part of an early Windows preview release, via the Windows Insider test program. Two new SMB ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 gets better protection against SMB brute-force attacks

Microsoft announced that the Windows 11 SMB server is now better protected against brute-force attacks with the release of the Insider Preview Build 25206 to the Dev Channel. Redmond has enabled the ...
CRN

Microsoft Offers 'Fix It' Option Disabling SMB Protocol

While not quite a patch, Microsoft updated its security advisory by telling users to cut support for the SMBv2 protocol, accompanied by a link to the Microsoft "Fix It" package disabling the SMBv2 ...
SiliconANGLE

CISA urges immediate patching of exploited Windows SMB client vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has issued a warning relating to an actively targeted Microsoft Windows vulnerability that can be found in unpatched versions of Windows 10, Windows 11 ...
ZDNet

Prometei botnet exploits Windows SMB to mine for cryptocurrency

A new botnet has been spotted in the wild which exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol to move laterally across systems while covertly mining for cryptocurrency. In a report shared with ZDNet, on ...
EDN

Chelsio Demonstrates Three Gigabyte Per Second Performance With SMB Direct Over Ethernet On Windows Server 2012

“We're excited to see companies such as Chelsio, with its Unified Wire T4 Adapters, build on Windows Server 2012 capabilities and demonstrate their products at the Microsoft Partner Pavilion at ...