Cisco Talos just released the latest SNORT® rule update for all users. Talos urges all users to implement these rules as soon as possible to keep their networks and machines protected.
Today's release contains 11 new rules, six shared object rules and 26 modified rules.
This rule set provides protection against the exploitation of vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop, OpenSSL, Adobe Acrobat, and Cisco Smart Install.
Cisco's annual winter shutdown begins next week. As a result, we'll be taking two weeks off from posting these rule updates to the Snort blog. For new rule updates, keep an eye on the Snort Advisories page.
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the app-detect, browser-chrome, browser-firefox, browser-ie, browser-other, browser-plugins, browser-webkit, content-replace, exploit-kit, file-executable, file-flash, file-identify, file-image, file-java, file-multimedia, file-office, file-other, file-pdf, indicator-compromise, indicator-obfuscation, indicator-scan, indicator-shellcode, malware-backdoor, malware-cnc, malware-other, malware-tools, netbios, os-linux, os-mobile, os-other, os-solaris, os-windows, policy-multimedia, policy-other, policy-social, policy-spam, protocol-dns, protocol-finger, protocol-ftp, protocol-icmp, protocol-imap, protocol-nntp, protocol-other, protocol-pop, protocol-rpc, protocol-scada, protocol-services, protocol-snmp, protocol-telnet, protocol-tftp, protocol-voip, pua-adware, pua-other, pua-p2p, pua-toolbars, scada, server-apache, server-iis, server-mail, server-mssql, server-mysql, server-oracle, server-other, server-samba, server-webapp and x11 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.