SMB interception defenses
Timelines and exceptionsTimeline
From the capture of 5 Oct 23:18 UTC · an earlier observationLegacy capture: table structure or oversized sections are unavailable for extraction
Microsoft's revision log on this page · 24 entries
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- What is an interception attack?Exception
- What is an interception attack?Exception
- Reducing the attack methods availableRecommendation
- Reducing the attack methods availableRecommendation
- Restrict outbound SMB destinationsException
- Secure the protocolRecommendation
- Use UNC hardening to require signing, encryption, and mutual authenticationRecommendation1 condition
- Beyond SMBRecommendation
- Beyond SMBRequirement
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Observed history and review priority
Captured 5 Oct 23:18 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:10 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c/legacy.
Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.
Retained observations · 18
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