Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Snort rule update for April 16, 2019

Just released:
Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for April 16, 2019

Cisco Talos just released the newest SNORT® rule set. This release includes 39 new rules, 12 of which are shared object rules. There are also three modified rules, none of which are shared object rules.

This release provides coverage for a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This bug could allow an attacker to steal files from a user's machine, even if they are not actively using the web browser.
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-ie, browser-plugins, file-java, file-other 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.