Snort rule update for April 1, 2021

The latest SNORTⓇ rule update is available this morning, courtesy of Cisco Talos.

Here's a breakdown of today's rule release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
0	1	6	32

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

Talos' rule release:

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the browser-ie, exploit-kit, indicator-obfuscation, indicator-shellcode, malware-cnc, netbios, protocol-dns, protocol-voip, server-oracle 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. The Snort 3 release is also here after years of development and improvements. Upgrade here.