Server Message Block (SMB) is the protocol behind Windows file shares, and it carries sensitive data and credentials. Attackers target it to read traffic, tamper with it, relay authentication and exploit old protocol versions. Windows Server gives you four main controls: encryption, signing, SMB over QUIC and removing SMB version 1.
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