But both are worth considering.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's still a solid file-sharing protocol, though ...

Microsoft explained in a Wednesday announcement that it didn't actually remove Server Message Block 1 (SMB1) from Windows releases. SMB1 is a deprecated and insecure Windows component still used by ...

US-CERT and other organizations Friday warned of a zero-day memory corruption bug in several versions of Microsoft Windows that could allow a remote attacker to cause a vulnerable system to crash and ...

A new Microsoft advisory warns of a "Critical"-rated Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 vulnerability in newer supported Windows client and server systems, namely versions 1903 and 1909 of Windows 10 ...

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 ...