Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for 08/18/2015
We welcome the introduction of the newest rule release from Talos. In this release we introduced 55 new rules and made modifications to 17 additional rules.
Talos's rule release:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability CVE-2015-2502: Microsoft Internet Explorer suffers from programming errors that may lead to remote code execution.
Previously released rules will detect attacks targeting this vulnerability and have been updated with the appropriate reference information. They are included in this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 35536 through 35537.
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the blacklist, browser-plugins, file-flash, file-multimedia, file-pdf, indicator-compromise, malware-cnc, policy-other and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.
In order to subscribe now to Talos's newest rule detection functionality, you can subscribe for as low as $29 US dollars a year for personal users, be sure and see our business pricing as well at https://www.snort.org/products. Make sure and stay up to date to catch the most emerging threats!