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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

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 ...