smb hardening

  1. Windows 11 23H2 KB5065431 Sep 2025 Update: NDI, UAC, SMB Fixes

    Microsoft has pushed the September 2025 cumulative for Windows 11 version 23H2 — KB5065431 (OS build 22631.5909) — and the update is available both through Windows Update and as an offline .msu installer from the Microsoft Update Catalog. This release is a targeted quality-and-security rollup...
  2. Auditing SMB Hardening for CVE-2025-55234: From Audit to Signing and EPA

    Microsoft has published advisory guidance tied to CVE‑2025‑55234 that focuses less on a new exploitable bug and more on enabling administrators to find and measure exposure to SMB relay‑style elevation‑of‑privilege attacks before they flip stronger hardening controls. The short form: the SMB...