Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 81 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws in SMB and SQL Server, ...

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 ...

There are a lot of practical uses for a personal server, both at home and for a business. You can use them to network local computers, provide communal storage, host email, and a variety of other ...

Starting with this build (Build 25992), we are introducing the following Server Message Block (SMB) protocol changes. SMB firewall rule changes: Creating SMB shares changes a longtime Windows Defender ...

Details about a new "wormable" vulnerability in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol have accidentally leaked online today during the preamble to Microsoft's regular Patch Tuesday update ...

The company, which said earlier this week that it would also license its Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, will license the SMB file-sharing protocol later this summer, Microsoft spokesman ...

A new cryptojacking botnet is spreading across compromised networks via multiple methods that include the EternalBlue exploit for Windows Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol. The ...

When configuring your network-attached storage (NAS) for sending and receiving files from clients, several protocols are available. The two most common are Server Message Block (SMB) and Network File ...

Microsoft is working on Server Message Block (SMB) over QUIC technology for use with "Windows, Windows Server, and Azure Files," according to a Monday announcement. SMB over QUIC can serve as a ...

The Server Message Block (SMB) file sharing protocol has been around since the dawn of time (anybody remember Windows for Workgroups?) With Longhorn operating systems (Server 2008, Vista, Windows 7), ...

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 ...