Snort rule update for May 27, 2021

The newest rule set for SNORTⓇ is now available from Cisco Talos. In case you missed it, there is also a new version of Snort 3 out now.

Thursday's rule release includes new coverage to protect against the REvil ransomware, which is recently known for targeting health care systems.

Here's a breakdown of everything in today's release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
46	3	6	0

New version of Snort 3 out now — Here are all the updates and fixes

The SNORTⓇ team recently released a new version of Snort 3 on Snort.org and the Snort 3 GitHub.

Snort 3.1.5.0 contains several new features and bug fixes. Here's a complete rundown of what's new in this version. Users are encouraged to update as soon as possible and to upgrade to Snort 3 if they have not already done so.

Snort rule update for May 25, 2021

Cisco Talos released the newest rule update for SNORTⓇ on Tuesday morning. This release comes alongside the newest update for Snort 3 — version 3.1.5.0. 

Here's a breakdown of everything in today's release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
14	0	1	9

Snort rule update for May 20, 2021

The latest SNORTⓇ rule update is out this morning from Cisco Talos. 

Thursday's release includes new rules to protect users against the exploitation of a recently disclosed vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

Here's a breakdown of everything in today's release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
24	1	2	7

Snort rule update for May 18, 2021

Cisco Talos released the newest rule set for SNORTⓇ Tuesday morning.

This update includes a new rule to protect against the IcedID banking trojan by preventing the malware from making an outbound connection to its command and control (C2). 

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

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
1	5	13	17

Snort rule update for May 13, 2021

The newest SNORTⓇ rule update is out now. Cisco Talos released this ruleset providing additional protection against the CrimsonRAT malware.

The Transparent Tribe APT, as highlighted by Talos researchers, recently added CrimsonRAT to their arsenal as they began targeting more government contractors. 

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

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
0	0	19	12

Snort OpenAppID Detectors have been updated

SNORTⓇ released a new update today for its Snort OpenAppID Detector content.

This release — build 342 — includes:

• 2,971 detectors. 
• Additional detectors from the open-source community. For more details on which contributions were included, we have added them to the "Authors" file in this package.

The release is available now on our Downloads page. We look forward to users downloading and using the new features. If you have any feedback,  please share with the OpenAppID mailing list.

The OpenAppID package is also compatible with our Snort 3.x release.

Snort rule update for May 11, 2021 — Microsoft Patch Tuesday

The latest SNORT® rule release from Cisco Talos has arrived. This new round of rules provides coverage for many of the vulnerabilities covered in Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

For more details on the vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed this month, head to the Talos blog.

Here's a breakdown of this afternoon's rule release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
2	4	10	16

Snort rule update for May 4, 2021

Cisco Talos released the newest rule release for SNORTⓇ Tuesday.

This release includes multiple rules to protect against vulnerabilities in the Micro Focus Operations Bridge and the KLog Server. 

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

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
10	2	20	29

New Snort 3 release available — Here are all the updates and fixes

The SNORTⓇ team recently released a new version of Snort 3 on Snort.org and the Snort 3 GitHub.

Snort 3.1.4.0 contains several new features and bug fixes. Here's a complete rundown of what's new in this version. Users are encouraged to update as soon as possible, and to upgrade to Snort 3 if they have not already done so.