Security Onion 2.3.250 now available including Elastic 8.7.1, Grafana 9.2.17, Suricata 6.0.12, Zeek 5.0.9, FleetDM 4.31.1, and more!

Security Onion 2.3.250 is now available! It includes Elastic 8.7.1, Grafana 9.2.17, Suricata 6.0.12, Zeek 5.0.9, FleetDM 4.31.1, and more:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/release-notes.html#changes

Documentation

You can find our online documentation here:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/

You can also purchase a printed copy of our documentation from Amazon:
https://securityonion.net/book

The printed book will be updated for 2.3.250 in the next few days and includes an inspiring foreword by Richard Bejtlich that is not available anywhere else! Proceeds go to the Rural Technology Fund and the printed book also includes a 20% discount code for our on-demand training and certification.

New Installations

If you want to perform a new installation, please review the documentation and then you can find instructions here:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/download.html

Existing 2.3 Installations

WARNING! If you have an existing Security Onion 2.3 installation that hasn't yet been updated to version 2.3.140 or higher, then you should be aware that the Elastic components will undergo a major version upgrade to version 8. Please review and follow the steps at the link below. Failure to do so could result in loss of access to all data stored inside of Elastic and a non-functioning Security Onion installation.

https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/soup.html#elastic-8

Please be aware that custom settings in Kibana may be overwritten during upgrade. We recommend that you test the upgrade process on a test deployment before deploying to production. If you have a distributed deployment, then we recommend monitoring SOC Grid while your update is running to verify that all nodes update properly. If there are issues, you can review logs, services, and containers for any additional clues. If you need help, please see our support information below.

If you have custom Elasticsearch templates, please see:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/elasticsearch.html#custom-templates

For more information about the update process, please see:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/soup.html

AWS Marketplace

For new Security Onion 2 installations on AWS, Security Onion 2.3.250 will soon be available on AWS Marketplace via the official Security Onion 2 AMI:
https://securityonion.net/aws/?ref=_ptnr_soc_blog_230519

AMI Documentation:
https://securityonion.net/docs/cloud-ami

Existing Security Onion 2 AMI users should use the "soup" command to upgrade:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/soup.html

Azure Marketplace

For new Security Onion 2 installations on Azure, Security Onion 2.3.250 will soon be available on the Azure Marketplace!

https://securityonion.net/azure

Azure Documentation:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/cloud-azure.html

Existing Security Onion 2 users on Azure should use the "soup" command to upgrade:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/soup.html

Security Onion 16.04 EOL

As a reminder, Security Onion 16.04 has reached End Of Life (EOL):
https://blog.securityonion.net/2021/04/security-onion-1604-has-reached-end-of.html

If you're still running Security Onion 16.04, please see the following for upgrade options:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/appendix.html

Questions or Problems

If you have questions or problems, please see our community support forum guidelines:
https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/community-support.html

You can then find the community support forum at:
https://securityonion.net/discuss

Thanks

Lots of love went into this release!

Special thanks to all our folks working so hard to make this release happen!

• Josh Brower
• Jason Ertel
• Wes Lambert
• Corey Ogburn
• Josh Patterson
• Mike Reeves

Training

Need training? Start with our free Security Onion Essentials training and then take a look at some of our other official Security Onion training!

https://securityonion.net/training

Hardware Appliances

We know Security Onion's hardware needs, and our appliances are the perfect match for the platform. Leave the hardware research, testing, and support to us, so you can focus on what's important for your organization. Not only will you have confidence that your Security Onion deployment is running on the best-suited hardware, you will also be supporting future development and maintenance of the Security Onion project!

https://securityonionsolutions.com/hardware

Screenshot Tour

If you want the quickest and easiest way to try out Security Onion 2, just follow the screenshots below to install an Import node and then optionally enable the Analyst Workstation. This can be done in a minimal VM with only 4GB RAM! For more information, please see:

https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/first-time-users.html

Security Onion Conference 2023 Save the Date and CFP

Our 10th annual Security Onion Conference is currently scheduled to be held in person in Augusta, GA on Friday, October 6, 2023. Our keynote speaker will be Dave Kennedy! Registration will open July 20.

CFP

Want to speak at Security Onion Conference? We want to hear from you!

How are you...

...using Security Onion to find evil?

...handling lots of traffic using Security Onion?

...consuming host telemetry with Security Onion?

...integrating Security Onion with other technologies?

...automating common tasks with your own scripts?

...using Security Onion in a unique way?

Each talk should be 45 minutes, including time for questions. Submit your talk here:
https://securityonion.net/cfp

Schedule

May 1 - CFP open

June 26 - CFP closes

July 20 - Speakers selected and notified

July 20 - Registration opens at Noon Eastern Time

October 2 through 5 - Security Onion 4-day training in Augusta

October 6 - Security Onion Conference

October 7 - BSidesAugusta

Previous Conferences

Want to see talks from previous Security Onion Conferences?

https://securityonion.net/conf