14 DAY TRIAL // Snort, an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) developed by Sourcefire, which combines the benefits of signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection, is now at version 2.9.5.
“We've rolled up a large number bug fixes and made some other additions and improvements into this release,” reads the announcement.
Highlights of Snort 2.9.5:
• The tracking of the FTP data channel for file transfers is now possible; • Decoding support has been added for Cisco ERSPAN; • The tracking of HTTP uploads as file_data for Snort rules is now possible; • The ability to use event filters with PPM rules has been added; • A decoding alert has been added for the IPv6 Routing type 0 header.
Check out the complete changelog for a comprehensive list of updates, new features, and other changes.
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