Cisco Talos Blog

December 20, 2010 15:24

ClamAV 3.0 for Windows Open Beta

The public beta for ClamAV for Windows 3.0, which includes full integration of the ClamAV engine into the Immunet Protect product is now open. If you are interested in playing with ClamAV for Windows 3.0 please check out the following link: Beta Announcement The download links

August 16, 2010 11:06

ClamAV Release Announcements

ClamAV for Windows 2.0 has officially launched. This version contains a new GUI, numerous new detection features, a new prevention engine, and a ton of other features. Check out ClamAV for Windows 2.0 (here) New Features Include: * New GUI - Completely new UI for a better user

July 19, 2010 13:22

The Power of Scapy

There is a special place in my heart for someone who accidentally causes all the Macs in the office to repeatably crash at the Grey Screen of Death. If you too like fun "accidents" or need to craft up some packets check out Judy Novak's SANS class on Scapy. This is

June 14, 2010 08:46

Sourcefire VRT Expansion Plans (We are Hiring)

One of the hardest things in life is finding the right place to work, where you can spend eight to ten hours a day doing something you enjoy and also pay your bills. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to find this type of place three times: HiverWorld, Farm9, and Sourcefire. Each

April 29, 2010 15:04

Rule release for today, Thursday April 29th, 2010

Performance update release for 2.8.6 to utilize HTTP buffers and fast_pattern. Check here for details.

April 26, 2010 15:44

Rule release for today - April 26th, 2010

This release contains support for Snort 2.8.6.0. Additionally, new packages have been added that contain 4 digit version numbers. New package names: 1. snortrules-snapshot-2853_s.tar.gz 2. snortrules-snapshot-2860_s.tar.gz Details: The packages have been updated with support fo

December 31, 2009 23:59

The Last List of 2009 - Predicting Security in 2010

As the guy in charge I've been too busy with the day-to-day operations of the Sourcefire VRT to create the cliched, annual "Top 10 List" of things that have come and gone, or things that will happen in the future. However I've procrastinated long enough on this

October 21, 2009 09:30

Rapid7 make bold statement acquiring Metasploit Project

Normally the acquisition of an Open Source product by a commercial product wouldn’t make the VRT blog, but in this case I believe this acquisition is going to cause some interesting developments in the threat landscape and in the vulnerability management space. I also think this

June 30, 2009 17:40

DojoSec Adobe bug fixed

Well I've been busy, AFA 2009 CyberSpace Symposium, tracking down cool crashes, booking DefCon travel, and my job (herding cats at Sourcefire World Domination HQ). But better late than never right? June 9th, Adobe released http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/aps