Suricata IDS

Shoutout to FMADIO for being a Community Supporter Sponsor for #SuriCon2026! We can’t wait to see you in Lisbon in just a few short weeks. FMADIO brings affordable high-quality packet capture and analysis to customers globally. Learn more about them: www.fmad.io

A special thanks goes out to Community Partner Sponsor, Napatech! We can’t thank you enough for supporting this year’s SuriCon! As packet capture experts, they are keeping all their customers' networks secure. Check them out! www.napatech.com

It’s time to start thinking about what you’d like to bring to our traditional Suricata Community Discussion! We’ve prepared a blog with a recap of last year, summary of what we’ve been working on since Montreal, and how to get the most out of the next Roadmap Discussions: suricata.io/2026/10/19/s...

Happening this week is a Pre-SuriCon webinar with Zach Chadwick on October 22, 2026 at 11 AM EST for “The Proof Is in the Packets: Working with an LLM to Triage Suricata Alerts. Don’t miss out! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A download is not a relationship. If Suricata runs in your network, help keep it running - contribute, join the Consortium, see us at #SuriCon Lisbon. If Suricata protects your network, help protect Suricata: suricata.io/our-story/co...

Throwback to hack.lu 2013 📸 1 week from today, Peter Manev will be leading a workshop at Hack.Lu 2026 “HHAMMERRing the Noise: AI-Agentic Threat Hunting with Suricata & the Power of EVE Metadata.” Attend the workshop: 2026.hack.lu/agenda/

Sign up for Suricata Advanced Deployment & Tuning at #SuriCon2026! This training is designed for security professionals ready to build, optimize, and manage Suricata deployments in real-world environments. Register now: suricon.net/trainings/

OISF is collaborating with VectorCamp to support Vectorscan, the open-source pattern-matching library that plays a critical role in Suricata’s performance. This collaboration is the kind of dependency stewardship OISF exists to enable: supporting open source. Learn more: suricata.io/2026/09/29/w...

Join us for a Pre-SuriCon webinar with Zach Chadwick on October 22nd, 2026 at 11 AM EST! He’ll be discussing “The Proof Is in the Packets: Working with an LLM to Triage Suricata Alerts.” Register now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Suricata 7 has reached EOL meaning no more bug fixes, security updates, or maintenance releases. We recommend upgrading to #Suricata 8 and staying current with the latest patch release. Read the EOL policy: suricata.io/our-story/eo...

Peter Manev will be leading a workshop at Hack.Lu “HHAMMERRing the Noise: AI-Agentic Threat Hunting with Suricata & the Power of EVE Metadata.” Happening on October 21st from 2:15 PM–4:15 PM. Attend the workshop! 2026.hack.lu/agenda/

Open-source security tools are only as resilient as the components underneath them. That's why OISF is working with Konstantinos Margaritis and @VectorCamp on a 6-month pilot to support #Vectorscan, the pattern-matching library at the heart of #Suricata's performance. suricata.io/2026/09/29/w...

The #SuriCon2026 agenda is now ready! Check out all of the insightful talks and more in the jam-packed agenda for this year’s conference: suricon.net/agenda-lisbon/ Don’t forget to register! suricon.net/tickets/

Suricata 8.0.7 packages are now available for Ubuntu on Ubuntu PPA 🎉 Read more and get it here: forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8...

Read the new blog by Jeff Lucovsky on the Suricata keyword highlight: subslice, part 2 - transforms, the prefilter, and what’s next! Learn how subslice closes a real gap in Suricata’s detection language: suricata.io/2026/09/11/s...

We're pleased to announce the release of #Suricata 8.0.7! 🎉 This is another release with a higher-than-usual number of security fixes, due to AI-assisted analysis. Please update! Get the release: 🔸 8.0.7: www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/sur... Read more: forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8...

Welcome Profitap to the #Suricata Community and to SuriCon! They’re joining us as Community Partner sponsors and we’re so grateful for their support. Profitap delivers packet-based network intelligence to strengthen network performance. Learn more about them: www.profitap.com

Get ready because SuriCon 2026 is hitting Lisbon this November, and our Capture The Flag competition is about to become legendary! Grab your #SuriCon tickets now, tag your ultimate threat-hunting squad below, and let the countdown begin! Register for SuriCon today: suricon.net/tickets

5 SEATS LEFT! Join us for live training at #SuriCon2026 this November 16-17. Training is bundled with SuriCon 2026 conference registration, so you can get two days of training followed by three days of conference sessions and community networking. Choose your training: suricon.net/trainings/

Join us this November in Lisbon for SuriCon 2026 to connect with fellow practitioners, hear what’s next for the project, and learn directly from the team building and tuning the engine behind so many critical security systems. Come share with the #Suricata community! Register: suricon.net/tickets/

DYNANIC is a Community Advocate sponsor for #SuriCon2026! They offer a ready-to-use solution for different network applications to offload processing of high-speed traffic into the FPGA accelerator cards. 🔗https://dyna-nic.com/

Sign up for Threat Hunting with #Suricata at #SuriCon2026! The 2-day training will provide the skills to uncover hidden threats and use Suricata-generated data for powerful investigations and detection workflows. Register now with bundled ticketing! suricon.net/trainings/

#ICYMI our Suricata webinar with Peter Manev on “DNS Did it! - with Suricata 8” is on our Youtube! He walks through a real-world DNS tunneling case from detection to reverse engineering, using Suricata 8's powerful new capabilities. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6zd...

Big week for #Suricata in Vegas 🎰 - Peter, Jeff & Lukas ran a hands-on workshop on AI SKILLs for network security monitoring @ #BSidesLV - Broke down Suricata 8 @ #BlackHatUSA Arsenal - Lukas Sismis won the Telecom Village CTF @ #DEFCON34 And gave out all the #Suricata swag - Send us pix!

Join our growing lineup of sponsors for #SuriCon2026 this fall! Sponsoring SuriCon positions your organization alongside the people and amazing companies helping shape the future of threat detection and network security. Don't miss out! suricon.net/sponsorships/

Did you know #Suricata 7 is EOL? We recommend updating to a Suricata 8 if you’re still running an older version. Remember, you're not on your own with this. Consortium members get direct access to our team for upgrade planning and support - reach out! suricata.io/our-story/eo...

#SuriCon2026 is shaping up to be a fantastic event this fall! Attend the talks, the hands-on training, meet the people behind the work, and learn what community members are seeing in the field! Buy your bundled ticket today! suricon.net/tickets/

Thanks to Hunters Ledger, the #Suricata rule index has a new ruleset! This is what the open source community is all about - when researchers, defenders and contributors share their knowledge, it makes everyone stronger. Check the Suricata Rule Index: rules.suricata.io

Happy SysAdmin Day! 🎉 Today, we recognize the IT professionals who keep systems running, data secure, and teams connected. Thank you for your dedication, expertise, and countless hours spent keeping everything running smoothly. #SysAdminDay

In this #Suricata webinar replay, Ladislav Bačo walks through an incident investigation from the network POV. He offers a look into how network visibility supports incident response when teams need more than a single alert. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HCq...

Great news! We’ve been invited to do a 4 hour workshop training for Security BSides Las Vegas 2026! Join us for “Engineering the Hunt: Developing AI SKILLs for Network Security Monitoring” with Peter Manev, Jeff Lucovsky & Lukas Sismis on August 3rd at 3pm PST. Learn more: bsideslv.org

Let’s give it up for the sponsors making #SuriCon2026 possible: OPNsense, Léargas Security, Corelight, Stamus Networks, ENEA AB, Catena Cyber, NEOX Networks and AWS. Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Help bring this community together in 2026! suricon.net/sponsorships/

SuriCon is community-funded - sponsorships keep it self-sustaining. Spots remain from the $800 Mob tier (for individual super fans) up to Community Partner ($10K). And our last exclusive slot: Welcome Reception Sponsor ($6K). Secure your spot: suricon.net/sponsorships/

Peter Manev will be presenting a lecture for the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) Cyber Operations program! Topic: Building SKILLs for #Suricata Threat Hunting 🗓️ Date: July 16 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM EDT 🔗 bwsi.mit.edu/bwsi-program...

Have you planned for #SuriCon2026 yet? Introducing the Conference + Training Bundle: one purchase gives you full conference access and one 2-day custom Suricata training that only happens once a year. Reserve your spot and pick your training track today! suricon.net/tickets/

We're pleased to announce the releases of #Suricata 8.0.6 and 7.0.17! 🎉 With this, Suricata 7 series has reached its #EOL. Get the releases: 🔸 8.0.6: www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/sur... 🔸 7.0.17: www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/sur... Read more: forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8...

The latest #Suricata Newsletter is here! We welcome our new consortium member Aviatrix, Suricata 9.0 development progress, upcoming security releases, SuriCon 2026 updates, and how AI is shaping security reporting and our policies. Read and subscribe: newsletter.suricata.io/posts/2026-06/

Future Suricata contributors start small. These little shirts are a playful community moment, but this is how open source lasts. It stays useful today while remaining open to the people who will shape what comes next. Some future contributors are still growing into the shirt 🧸

Suricata powers many of today’s leading network detection and response solutions, including Clear NDR Community, which is widely used by practitioners to explore what is possible with Suricata IDS/IPS/NSM and the network protocol monitoring logs and alerts it produces.

Heading to BSides Porto? Be sure to connect with @jufajardini.bsky.social. She’ll be there representing Suricata. Find her and chat about open source security, and don’t forget to ask her for some Suricata swag. bsidesporto.org #Suricata #BSidesPorto #OpenSource #Cybersecurity

Major releases take time. They evolve through development, testing, review, feedback, and real deployment needs. If you use Suricata today, what should be improved or carried forward toward Suricata 9? Share your thoughts now, or bring them to SuriCon. suricata.io/join-our-com...

An OISF Black Hat workshop is in the works, with more details to come. For those who learn best through real traffic, rules, tuning, and workflow questions, this is one to keep on the radar. Suricata’s value is clearest when you can see it in practice. Look out for more details to come!

New in Suricata 9 and available in main, the `subslice` transform keyword creates a bounded window from a sticky buffer before content matching. Jeff Lucovsky covers how it works, with URI-ending, header-skipping, and short User-Agent examples. suricata.io/2026/06/16/s...

SuriCon 2026 is taking shape in Lisbon. Sponsor support helps make the event possible. Thank you to OPNsense, Léargas Security, Stamus Networks, AWS, and Corelight for helping create space for training, technical conversations, and community work. Become a sponsor: suricon.net/sponsorships/

Corelight is joining SuriCon 2026 as a Community Partners sponsor. Suricata often sits where network visibility, detection, and investigation meet. Corelight connects to that work by bringing Suricata IDS alerts together with Zeek network evidence. Learn more: corelight.com

At the Boston Official Cybersecurity Summit, Dr. Kelley Misata closed with “Trusted by Default: The Open Source Risk Hiding in Plain Sight.” Her session brought OISF’s open source security perspective into the room and connected it to our work supporting Suricata. Thank you to all who joined.

Suricata often enters the workflow before it enters the conversation through SOC distributions, training labs, alert pipelines, vendor products, or rules firing in another interface. To better understand what Suricata is doing under the hood, start here: suricata.io/learn/learni...

How do you actually use AI with Suricata in practice? In this webinar, Peter Manev walks through analyzing network metadata and alert payloads with AI as part of the workflow, using XLoader as the example. Replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuR2... #Suricata #OpenSource #Webinar

Want to learn more about Suricata? Our webinar library is a great place to start. Explore sessions from across the community covering practical use cases, deployments, workflows, and real-world ideas from people building with Suricata. suricata.io/webinars/

🚨🚨Call for Talks for #SuriCon2026 closes June 1! Some of the most memorable sessions start as work already in motion. If you’ve been using, building with, or contributing to Suricata and have something the community could learn from, send it in. 📣 pretalx.com/suricon2026/... #Suricata #OpenSource