XDA Developers on MSN

I stopped using SMB and switched to NFS for my NAS

But both are worth considering.
XDA Developers on MSN

I don't use SMB for everything like I used to - here's why

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

Microsoft confirms SMB2 vulnerability, warns of code execution risk

Microsoft has issued a formal security advisory to confirm the remote reboot flaw in its implementation of the SMB2 protocol, going a step further to warn that a successful attack could lead to remote ...
Threat Post

Windows SMB Zero Day to Be Disclosed During DEF CON

Microsoft has said it will not patch a two-decade-old Windows SMB vulnerability, called SMBloris because it behaves comparably to the Slowloris attacks. The flaw will be disclosed and demonstrated ...
ZDNet

Prometei botnet exploits Windows SMB to mine for cryptocurrency

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 ...
Computer Weekly

Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance

Exploits of Microsoft’s server message block (SMB) protocol have been an “unmitigated success” for malware writers, according to researchers at security firm Cylance. In April 2017, the Shadow Brokers ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 gets better protection against SMB brute-force attacks

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 ...