Before we get too far into the course,
we'd like to take a couple minutes and provide a little
history about the Suricata project.
Suricata is supported by the Open Information Security Foundation,
or OISF, which is a U.S.‑based 501(c)3 nonprofit.
The OISF team consists of a diverse community of users,
contributors, and mentors,
along with a dedicated team of experts to ensure that
Suricata's remaining on the cutting edge for intrusion
detection and network security monitoring.
Funding for Suricata comes from donations from world‑class
security organizations committed to our mission.
A list of these organizations is available on our Consortium Members page.
The development of Suricata started in 2009 by Victor Julien,
who has remained the lead developer ever since.
Suricata is provided by an open source GPLv2 license,
with the source code available on GitHub,
and pre‑built binaries available for installation across
a wide number of operating systems.
Suricata is not only developed by the OISF team but also a global network of
volunteers who also contribute to the Suricata roadmap.
Suricata is more than just an intrusion detection system.
It can really be considered the Swiss Army knife of network security monitoring.
It includes modes such as IDS, intrusion detection; IPS,
intrusion prevention; hybrid modes; security logging; and
PCAP digest are all key examples of the number of ways in
which you can deploy Suricata,
and we'll look at all of these modes throughout the course.
While Suricata's provided as an open source project,
it still requires funding to maintain the high level of performance
and capabilities that users have come to expect.
Any funding received by the OISF goes directly to
supporting the Suricata project.
Funding comes from a variety of sources,
such as consortium memberships and the annual user conference sponsorships.
To learn more about how you and your organization can support Suricata,
visit oisf.net or contact us at info@oisf.net.
We also encourage you to consider joining the community at forum.suricata.io.
Here you can connect with other users, the development team,
and be an active part of the community.
This is also a great place to reach out for help,
learn of upcoming events, and discuss all things Suricata.
Finally,
we invite you to become a part of the annual user conference, Suricon.
Here, you can listen to talks from leading cybersecurity experts on
network threat detection and security; take part in community
discussions on Suricata use, troubleshooting, and more; and be an
integral part of the community brainstorming sessions, which drives
Suricata's development roadmap.