Unlike its conventional equivalent, SMB over QUIC has TLS 1.3 encryption baked into it, ensuring every packet of data ...

RDMA networking has enabled high-performance computing for years, but Windows Server 2012 R2 with SMB Direct is bringing it to the mainstream. File-based storage has grown tremendously over the last ...

SMB over QUIC offers faster, more reliable network file sharing, but it has some current limitations and setup complexities.

Microsoft's position on Server Message Block version 1 (SMB 1) in Windows systems is that organizations should just get rid of it. Essentially, the 30-year-old SMB 1 protocol permits man-in-the-middle ...

Windows 11 25H2 started seeding to the public a few hours ago, but it’s already plagued with a couple of issues. As of September 30, Microsoft is aware of at least four issues in Windows 11 25H2, but ...

Proof-of-concept code for a zero-day in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol that affects several Windows versions has been published online today, sending sysadmins into a frenzy to protect ...

An ongoing problem through recent versions of Mac OS X is a recurring "Error -50" message (with failure to connect) when attempting to mount SMB shares over a local ...

The other week, Microsoft got its security teeth kicked in when an old SMB security hole was exploited by the WannaCry ransomware attack. This week, it's the turn of Samba, the popular open-source SMB ...

HELSINKI, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fusion File Share by Tuxera, which maximizes the speed and efficiency of data access, offers a Scale-Out feature that is unique among SMB implementations ...

Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build for people in the Windows Server Insider Program. It has the build number of 25997 and, among many changes, adds SMB over QUIC to the Datacenter ...

Microsoft September 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 81 vulnerabilities including two zero-days in Windows SMB Server and SQL Server, ...