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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 Windows security updates are causing connection issues to Server Message Block (SMB) v1 shares. The list of platforms affected by this known issue is ...

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 ...

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 ...

SMB was originally developed for Windows OS but a later software implementation called Samba made it possible for SMB to be used on Mac OSs or UNIX. Server message blocks run on top of TCP/IP, via ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...