Snort 2.9.8.2 now available for Security Onion!

Snort 2.9.8.2 was recently released:
http://blog.snort.org/2016/03/snort-2982-has-been-released.html

I've packaged Snort 2.9.8.2 and the new package version is as follows:
securityonion-snort - 2.9.8.2-1ubuntu1securityonion1

This resolves the following issue:

Issue 893: Snort 2.9.8.2
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/893

Wes Lambert tested this package.  Thanks, Wes!

Updating
This new package is now available in our stable repo.  Please see the following page for full update instructions:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Upgrade

This update will back up each of your existing snort.conf files to snort.conf.bak and migrate your HOME_NET and EXTERNAL_NET variables.  You'll then need to do the following:

• re-apply any other local customizations to your snort.conf file(s)
• update ruleset and restart Snort as follows:
  sudo rule-update

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Our next round of online classes is coming up in a few weeks:
http://blog.securityonion.net/2016/03/next-round-of-security-onion-online.html

Conference
Security Onion Conference will be on Friday September 9 and CFP is open!
http://blog.securityonion.net/2016/03/security-onion-conference-2016-cfp.html

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Thanks!