Microsoft continually makes enhancements to Windows and while general users judge these efforts based on what they can actually see and use, the company makes a lot of changes on the backend that ...

Microsoft has introduced a new default to shield Windows 11 machines against password attacks which ought to make them "a very unattractive target" for hackers trying to steal credentials. The latest ...

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 ...

Windows 11 will let admins mandate SMB client encryption for all outbound connections, starting with today's Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982 rolling out to Insiders in the Canary Channel. SMB ...

Microsoft this week announced a preview of its next Windows Server ("VNext") enhancements, which includes a new approach for deterring brute-force attempts to guess system passwords and gain network ...

What Is E-mail Sender ID Authentication? E-mail Sender ID Authentication is a kind of telephone book that enables e-mail recipients to make sure an e-mail with your domain in the “From” line really ...

Right now I'm using debian as my main machine, just to do basic stuff like surf the internet, check server logs, and while I'm at it, organizing files on the server - lot of cleaning up to do on the ...

SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a leader in advanced network security solutions, today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Datablink, a leading provider of ...

SPEAR, the research team at Cylance, has discovered new attack vectors for an 18-year-old vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB). The updated attack vector, called Redirect to SMB, ...