Security News > 2017 > June > Microsoft to Remove SMBv1 Protocol in Next Windows 10 Version (RedStone 3)
2017-06-20 09:13
The Server Message Block version 1 (SMBv1) — a 30-year-old file sharing protocol which came to light last month after the devastating WannaCry outbreak — will be removed from the upcoming Windows 10 (1709) Redstone 3 Update. The SMBv1 is one of the internet's most ancient networking protocols that allows the operating systems and applications to read and write data to a system and a system to
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