Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Snort rule update for Dec. 18, 2018

Just released:
Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for Dec. 18, 2018

The newest SNORTⓇ rule set is here from Cisco Talos. In this release, we introduced 17 new rules, nine of which are shared object rules. There are 10 modified rules in this release, none of which are shared object rules.

This release primarily provides coverage for vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Pro. Adobe disclosed 86 different bugs in its monthly security update last week.

There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.

Talos's rule release:
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the browser-firefox, exploit-kit, file-image, file-other, file-pdf, indicator-compromise and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.
You can subscribe to Talos' newest rule detection functionality for as low as $29 a year with a personal account. Be sure and see our business pricing as well here. Make sure and stay up to date to catch the most emerging threats.