The newest SNORTⓇ rule update is out now from Cisco Talos.
Thursday's rule release contains new protections against some widely discussed vulnerabilities in Realtek SDKs that affect thousands of internet-of-things devices. The vulnerabilities exist in products from more than 65 manufacturers, including IP cameras, childrens' toys and travel routers.
Here's a full breakdown of this release:
| Shared object rules | Modified shared object rules | New rules | Modified rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.
Talos' rule release:
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the malware-cnc, malware-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. The Snort 3 release is also here after years of development and improvements. Upgrade here.