# Zeek Newsletter - Issue 44 - October 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** newsletter\ **Created:** [November 4, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-newsletter-issue-44-october-2024/7632 "2024-11-04T18:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Bejtlich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/richard_bejtlich/32/597_2.png) [@Richard\_Bejtlich](https://community.zeek.org/u/Richard_Bejtlich)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/zeek-newsletter-issue-44-october-2024/7632/1 "2024-11-04T18:29:06Z")
Welcome to the Zeek Newsletter. * * * In this Issue: - TL;DR - Development Updates - Zeek in the Community - Zeek in the Enterprise - Friends of Zeek - Upcoming Events - Zeek Package Updates - Get Involved * * * TL;DR Zeek webinars continue. See Upcoming Events for details. UPDATE: **Mark your calendars!** The Zeek Project is organizing a **two-day Zeek community workshop in Munich, Germany, on February 26th & 27th, 2025**. We’ll have a mix of presentations and training sessions (Zeek & Spicy), with several Zeek team members on site. Attendance will be free of charge. We’ll share more details soon, including how to register. Stay tuned! * * * Development Updates Tim released Zeek versions 6.0.8 and 7.0.3. These are bugfix and security releases. [https://zeek.org/get-zeek](https://zeek.org/get-zeek) [https://download.zeek.org/zeek-6.0.8.tar.gz](https://download.zeek.org/zeek-6.0.8.tar.gz) [https://download.zeek.org/zeek-7.0.3.tar.gz](https://download.zeek.org/zeek-7.0.3.tar.gz) See the release notes for details of the addressed bugs and security issues: [https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v6.0.8](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v6.0.8) [https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v7.0.3](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v7.0.3) Binary packages for the new releases will also be available shortly: [https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/Binary-Packages](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/Binary-Packages) With the arrival of 7.0, the 6.2 feature release series is now unmaintained. There will be no other 6.2 releases. The 6.0 long term support (LTS) series will continue to get patches until 7.1 is released in approximately months. Users running 6.2 should upgrade to 7.0. For more information on release cadence, see: [https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/Release-Cadence](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/Release-Cadence) * * * Zeek in the Community Seth published a new version of Malcolm. Please see the project site for details: [https://malcolm.fyi/](https://malcolm.fyi/) * * * Zeek in the Enterprise The recording of the 16 October webinar, Zeek@Meta: Scale, Log Enrichment and Detections, is live here: [https://youtube.com/live/QgLkJ\_J2pp4](https://youtube.com/live/QgLkJ_J2pp4) The recording of the 30 October webinar, Automated Zeek Builds and Adventures with the Management Framework, is live here: [https://youtube.com/live/TiwGcxpu4hg](https://youtube.com/live/TiwGcxpu4hg) * * * Friends of Zeek The Suricata project released version 7.0.7. Visit their site for details: [https://suricata.io/download/](https://suricata.io/download/) * * * Upcoming Events The next Zeek webinar, How Zeek Helps Secure Open Science by Aaron J. Scantlin, will take place Wednesday 6 November at 1 pm ET. Register for free here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN\_RaVh0OdcRnG2EzhLNFiz7Q](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RaVh0OdcRnG2EzhLNFiz7Q) We will host another Zeek webinar, What’s in a Name – Hiding in Plain Sight by Brian Olson, on Wednesday 13 November at 1 pm ET. Register for free here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN\_Hh0wmjsZR7yEIkVzybmhXQ](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hh0wmjsZR7yEIkVzybmhXQ) We will host another Zeek webinar, Parsnip: Lowering the Barrier of Entry for Parser Development, by Melanie Pierce, on Wednesday 20 November at 1 pm ET. Register for free here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN\_B4eYpXi8SEeC\_EYzbn1ARQ](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B4eYpXi8SEeC_EYzbn1ARQ) The next Training Group Call is 8 November at 12 noon ET. Here is the Zoom link: [https://ESnet.zoom.us/j/6445948648](https://ESnet.zoom.us/j/6445948648) Meeting ID: 644 594 8648 Passcode: Rockon! The next Zeek Community Call is 4 December at 1 pm ET. There is no need to register. Here is the Zoom link: [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99882457331?pwd=WVZLRGtpbmx1V2FqSnlRT1FLRC9lQT09](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](https://github.com/zeek/packages/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed) The [https://packages.zeek.org](https://packages.zeek.org) site reported the last 5 updates as of 2 June: 11/4/24, 4:14 AM shodan-zeek 10/30/24, 4:13 PM icannTLD 10/25/24, 2:16 PM ja4 10/25/24, 12:23 PM cve-2022-22954 10/23/24, 2:39 PM ssl-extensions * * * Get Involved If you have any comments or material for the newsletter please email [news@zeek.org](mailto:news@zeek.org) or join the #news Slack channel. [https://zeekorg.slack.com](https://zeekorg.slack.com) Here is an invitation to the Slack channel: [https://join.slack.com/t/zeekorg/shared\_invite/zt-12z1pjy93-zuVGuT1BF~yUJJvERxhp7g](https://join.slack.com/t/zeekorg/shared_invite/zt-12z1pjy93-zuVGuT1BF~yUJJvERxhp7g) Stay up to date by joining the Zeek Discourse: [https://community.zeek.org](https://community.zeek.org) Subscribe to our YouTube channel: [https://youtube.com/c/Zeekurity](https://youtube.com/c/Zeekurity) Follow us on Mastodon: [https://infosec.exchange/@zeek](https://infosec.exchange/@zeek) The old mailing list archives now redirect to this site: [https://community.zeek.org/archives/list/zeek@lists.zeek.org/](https://community.zeek.org/archives/list/zeek@lists.zeek.org/) If you’d like to read the Leadership Team meeting notes, they are here: [https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/LT-Meeting-Notes](https://github.com/zeek/zeek/wiki/LT-Meeting-Notes) Follow us on LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeekurity](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeekurity) To search LinkedIn for jobs mentioning Zeek skills, use this query: [https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?keywords=zeek](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?keywords=zeek) See you next time!