Microsoft Urges Exchange Admins to Disable SMBv1 to Block Malware

guest · Feb 12, 2020

Microsoft Urges Exchange Admins to Disable SMBv1 to Block Malware
February 12, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...nge-admins-to-disable-smbv1-to-block-malware/

Microsoft is advising administrators to disable the SMBv1 network communication protocol on Exchange servers to provide better protection against malware threats and attacks.

Since 2016, Microsoft has been recommending that administrators remove support for SMBv1 on their network as it does not contain additional security enhancements added to later versions of the SMB protocol.
In a new post to the Microsoft Tech Community, the Exchange Team is urging admins to disable SMBv1 to protect their servers from malware threats such as TrickBot and Emotet.

Due to the inherent security risks exposed by the nearly 30-year old SMBv1 protocol, it is advised that it be disabled on the network and security risks from malware, targeted attacks [...]
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