CounterSnipe APD v2.1 Released
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Summary
      * Added functionality
      * What is fixed in this release
      * Upgrade instructions
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Summary
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CounterSnipe are pleased to announce the availability of version 2.1.5 of the APD product range. This release combines numerous feature enhancements with fixes for reported bugs.


Added functionality
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Upgraded detection engine to version 2.1.2.
      * Configuration is checked for possible errors before attempting deployment to a device.
      * Added support for UTC/GMT timezone.
      * Learning mode.
      * Signatures can now contain regular expressions.
      * Live Demonstration CDROM Released.
      * SSL encryption has been added to all communications between the APD and
      * Console.
      * Improved incident management.
      * New low level management menu.
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What is fixed in this release:
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Large number of events could cause problems with the dashboard.
      * Rule upgrades leaves deleted rules in the database.
      * Drop now raises an alert rather than logging.
      * All logging on all devices now happens in the same timezone (UTC).
      * Dashboard error that showed only 1 minute of data under the 5 minute interval.
      * Improved input validation on reports.
      * Under some circumstances deleting large numbers of events could hang the console.
      * User can now view administer then one console from the same web browser instance.
      * Fixed incompatibilities with Internet Explorer.
      * Forced preprocessor ordering to ensure validity of all configurations.
      * Fixed loss of local rule changes during upgrade.
      * Resolved reporting problem that returned unlimited UDP entries even when requested to limit.
      * Device deletion is now handled more gracefully
      * Resolved bug with downloading reports in Internet Explorer over SSL.
      * Fixed bug in reporting that ignored the end date of a report and used the current date instead.
      * Fixed corrected package dependencies between cs-apd and cs-apd-harden.
      * Fixed copy to local group malfunction.
      * Fixed false positive occurrence due to incorrect handling of multiple event generators.
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Upgrade instructions:
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Log into the each system as root either via a remote ssh client, direct access to the console or over a serial connection.
      * Execute apdupgrade
      * Execute apdupgrade a second time *
      * Ensure that you redeploy to all management consoles and APD's after the upgrade is done.
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* To successfully upgrade every system to version 2.1.5 apdupgrade MUST be executed twice consecutively on every system.


Assistance.
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If the upgrade fails, or any problems are encountered, please contact your relevant support organisation or CounterSnipe Technical Support.

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