The newest SNORTⓇ rule update from Cisco Talos is now available.
Tuesday morning's release includes a new rule to protect against the high-profile DarkSide ransomware. The group, also known as DarkMatter, targeted several high-profile companies across the globe this year, including two companies in the U.S. food and agriculture sector.
This new rule detects when the ransomware attempts to make an outbound connection.
Here's a full breakdown of the rest of today's rule update:
| Shared object rules | Modified shared object rules | New rules | Modified rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.
Cisco Talos' rule release:
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the file-other, file-pdf, malware-cnc, os-windows 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.