Researchers discovered that certain versions of the Windows screenshot tool ms‑screensketch register a deep‑link URI whose filePath parameter can force an authenticated SMB connection, allowing a remote attacker to capture the user’s Net‑NTLM hash after the victim clicks a malicious link.
Security researchers reveal that by embedding malicious UNC paths in specially crafted Outlook 365 emails or meeting invites, attackers can trigger automatic SMB authentication, steal the victim’s Net‑NTLMv2 hash, and subsequently perform offline cracking or NTLM relay attacks, posing a high‑stealth threat to enterprises.
This tutorial walks through installing Samba on CentOS 7, creating system and Samba users, setting up a shared directory, configuring smb.conf, starting services, and then configuring a client to connect, mount, and auto‑mount the share using CIFS, providing a complete end‑to‑end solution.
This tutorial walks you through installing Samba on CentOS, creating Samba users, configuring a shared directory, editing the smb.conf file, starting services, and finally setting up a client to connect and mount the share, complete with command examples.
This guide walks through Linux mounting techniques, covering manual mount syntax, mounting ISO images, USB drives, Windows shares via SMB, NFS shares, and configuring persistent and automatic mounts with /etc/fstab and autofs, complete with command examples and practical tips.
This article outlines the key features of Windows Server 2022 LTSC—including enhanced security with TPM 2.0 and VBS, default HTTPS/TLS 1.3, SMB AES‑256 encryption, network stack improvements, Hyper‑V virtualization upgrades, and the switch to Chromium Edge as the default browser—while noting Microsoft’s new multi‑year support model.
Learn three practical methods—FTP, disk‑image tools, and SMB sharing—to move files between your host OS and a Linux virtual machine, complete with installation steps, configuration commands, and tips for both Windows and Linux environments.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of Hyper-V, covering its extensive operating system support, virtual networking, management integration with System Center, dynamic memory, storage options, VM conversion tools, and key SMB 3.0 features for high‑availability and performance in virtualized environments.
