Suricata

Josh discusses Suricata with Victor Julien, the founder and lead developer of the Suricata project. Victor explains the history of Suricata, its impact on cybersecurity, and the community that keeps it all running. Challenges like encrypted traffic and the evolution of open-source projects. Victor even gives us a glimpse into what he sees as the future of the project. There’s a lot to learn about Suricata in this one. Episode Links Victor Suricata Kelley episode Suricata github This episode is also available as a podcast, search for “Open Source Security” on your favorite podcast player. ...

In the world of open source software, we often celebrate the code, the contributors, and the collaboration. But beneath the surface lies a world unknown to most. It’s not a secret, it’s just not something most of us pay attention to, the foundations that drive some of the open source projects. I had the opportunity to discuss this with Dr. Kelly Masada, who has served as president of the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF) for over 12 years. OISF is the organization behind Suricata, the very capable and well known open source network analysis and threat detection software. ...