The Snort 2.8 beta is now available on CVS for download and testing.

Binaries will be available within a few days.

Feature highlights:

* Port lists
* IPv6 support
* Packet performance monitoring
* Experimental support for target-based stream and IP frag reassembly
* Ability to take actions on preprocessor events
* Detection for TCP session hijacking based on MAC address
* Unified2 output plugin
* Improved performance and detection capabilities

Please submit bugs, questions, and feedback to snort-beta at sourcefire.com.

Acquisition Expands Company’s Open Source Portfolio and Commercial
COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 17, 2007–Open source
innovator and SNORT (R) creator, Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), today announced that it has acquired ClamAV(TM), a leading open source gateway anti-virus and anti-malware project. Sourcefire’s first acquisition since its Initial Public Offering in March 2007, ClamAV will broaden the company’s open source footprint while providing the technology foundation for new products and services that will extend the company’s Enterprise Threat Management network security portfolio.

With nearly 1 million unique IP addresses downloading ClamAV malware updates daily across more than 120 mirrors in 38 countries, ClamAV is one of the most broadly adopted open source security projects worldwide. ClamAV has also been recognized as comparable in quality and coverage to leading commercial anti-virus solutions. Most recently, at LinuxWorld this year, ClamAV was one of only three anti-virus technologies to provide a 100% detection rate in their live ‘Fight Club’ test featuring live submissions from the show audience.

Read more here.

DEFCON will take place at the Riviera in Las Vegas, USA, August 3-5, 2007.

Black Hat USA 2007 Briefings and Training

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas - July 28 - August 2, 2007

Training: July 28-29 (Weekend) & July 30-31 (Weekday)

Briefings: August 1-2