Security Onion 16.04.4.1 ISO image now available!

We're pleased to announce that Security Onion 16.04.4.1 RC2 has been promoted to RELEASE status!

This release resolves the following issues:

Issue 1247: Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Support
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/1247

Issue 1202: CapMe: purge pcap symlinks older than 24 hours
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/1202

Issue 1169: Squert: remove search link from context menu
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/1169

Issue 875: Allow mysql root password
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/875

Release Notes
ELSA, Argus, and PRADS are no longer included in Security Onion.

For more information about this release, please see:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/16.04.4.1

Security Onion 14.04 EOL Notice
All new development will now be on Security Onion 16.04.  Security Onion 14.04 will reach EOL on November 30, 2018.  After that date, we will not provide any support for Security Onion 14.04.  Please plan to upgrade or replace any existing 14.04 systems before that date.

Installation Guide
We've updated the Installation guide to reflect the download locations for the new ISO image:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Installation

Existing Deployments
If you have existing installations of Security Onion 14.04, you can upgrade to 16.04:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Upgrading-from-14.04-to-16.04

Want us to upgrade your deployment for you?  Please contact Security Onion Solutions for pricing and scheduling:
https://securityonionsolutions.com

Training
We also offer onsite and online training!  For pricing and availability, please see:
https://securityonionsolutions.com

Feedback
If you have any questions or problems, please use our security-onion mailing list:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/MailingLists

Thanks!

securityonion-rule-update - 20151201-1ubuntu1securityonion13 now available for Security Onion!

The following package is now available:
securityonion-rule-update - 20151201-1ubuntu1securityonion13

This package should resolve the following issues:

rule-update: update distro in pulledpork.conf #1250
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/1250

Thanks
Thanks to ledingtech for notifying us of this issue!
Thanks to Wes Lambert for testing the new package!

Conference
Our annual Security Onion Conference will be Friday October 19, 2018:
https://securityonion.net/conference

Training
We offer onsite and online training:
https://securityonionsolutions.com

We have onsite classes scheduled in Columbia MD and Augusta GA with an Early Bird discount good until May 21!
https://blog.securityonion.net/2018/04/security-onion-basic-and-advanced.html

Support
Need support?  Please see:
https://securityonion.net/wiki/Support

Thanks!

Security Onion Presentation and Demo in Portsmouth, NH on Wednesday 5/23

Doug Burks will be presenting a case study using the latest version of Security Onion at SEA-TUG in Portsmouth, NH on Wednesday 5/23.  The event is free, but please register here:
https://www.meetup.com/SEA-TUG/events/249384026/

This presentation will NOT be recorded, so we hope to see you there!

Security Onion 14.04.5.13 ISO image now available!

We have a new Security Onion 14.04.5.13 ISO image now available that contains all the latest Ubuntu and Security Onion updates as of April 25, 2018!  This includes Elastic Stack 6.2.4 (and all related Docker images).  Also, gedit has been added to this release.

This resolves the following issue:

Issue 1243: 14.04.5.13 ISO image
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/1243

This new ISO image has been tested by Wes Lambert.  Thanks, Wes!

New Installations
We've updated the Verify_ISO page for the new ISO image:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/blob/master/Verify_ISO.md

Please remember to verify the signature of the downloaded ISO image using the instructions on that page.

Existing Deployments
If you have existing installations based on a previous 14.04 ISO image, there is no need to download the new ISO image.  You can simply continue using our standard update process to install updated packages as they are made available:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Upgrade

Release Notes
For more information about this release, please see:
https://securityonion.net/wiki/14.04.5.13

Conference
Our annual Security Onion Conference will be Friday October 19, 2018:
https://securityonion.net/conference

Training
We offer onsite and online training:
https://securityonionsolutions.com

We have onsite classes scheduled in Columbia MD and Augusta GA with an Early Bird discount good until May 21!
https://blog.securityonion.net/2018/04/security-onion-basic-and-advanced.html

Support
Need support?  Please see:
https://securityonion.net/wiki/Support

Thanks!