Welcome to the Zeek Newsletter.
In this Issue:
- TL;DR
- Development Updates
- Zeek in the Community
- Zeek in the Enterprise
- Upcoming Events
- Zeek Package Updates
- Get Involved
TL;DR
A lot has happened since the last newsletter, including code releases and several events. We have one more free ZeekDay scheduled in November. See the Upcoming Events for details. Register today to secure your seat.
Development Updates
On 26 October, Arne upgraded try.zeek.org to version 6.0.1. Check it out and feed it a packet capture file!
On 26 October, Benjamin released Spicy versions 1.8.2 and 1.9.0. Please read each post for details.
https://community.zeek.org/t/spicy-bugfix-release-1-8-2/
https://community.zeek.org/t/spicy-1-9-0-released/
On 27 October, Tim released security/bugfix release Zeek 6.0.2 and feature release Zeek 6.1.0. Please read each post for details.
https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-security-bugfix-release-6-0-2/
https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-feature-release-6-1-0/
Zeek in the Community
We hope you liked the free ZeekDay event at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ, USA, on 4 October.
Kelley enjoyed visiting BSides Augusta and the Security Onion Conference on 6-7 October in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Fatema, Christian and friends completed their free training day on 23 October. Thank you to everyone who taught, assisted, and trained. Please leave feedback here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd76M9JpE6BwBvP7lzdyNLfbf6Z0lsxdFVOSPkgHcf2josm-A/viewform
Zeek in the Enterprise
On 26 October, Christian wrote a blog post on Zeek 6’s new JavaScript support.
https://zeek.org/2023/10/26/a-first-look-at-zeeks-new-javascript-support/
On the same day, Simeon wrote a blog post explaining how he used ZeekJS to write a new Zeek package.
https://corelight.com/blog/writing-a-zeek-package-in-typescript-with-zeekjs
Upcoming Events
We have another ZeekDay scheduled in Frankfurt, Germany, on 16 November. Robin, Benjamin, and Arne will be there. Please register here so we get the logistics correct.
https://go.corelight.com/zeekday-frankfurt-2023
The next Zeek Community Call is 1 Nov at 1 pm ET. There is no need to register. Here is the Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99882457331?pwd=WVZLRGtpbmx1V2FqSnlRT1FLRC9lQT09
Zeek Package Updates
Changes to packages are available via this search:
https://github.com/zeek/packages/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
The https://packages.zeek.org site reported the last 5 updates as of 2 June:
10/30/23, 4:13 AM shodan-zeek
10/29/23, 2:10 PM credit-card-exposure
10/27/23, 11:06 PM bro-http2
10/27/23, 3:57 PM zeek-spicy-ipsec
10/27/23, 4:08 AM domain-tld
Get Involved
If you have any comments or material for the newsletter please email news@zeek.org or join the #news Slack channel.
The Slack channel has been very active during the past month. Here is an invitation link:
https://join.slack.com/t/zeekorg/shared_invite/zt-12z1pjy93-zuVGuT1BF~yUJJvERxhp7g
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