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Sigma Rules

r2026-07-01 open-source

Open repository of 3000+ vendor-agnostic SIEMSIEMSecurity information and event management, collecting logs from many systems and correlating events to find suspicious activity. Analysts use it to investigate alerts and incidents. detection rules in the Sigma generic signature format for log event detection.

Summary

Sigma Rules is an open-source, free detection format and rule repository for writing SIEM-agnostic detections in a shared YAML syntax, then converting them to the query language of whatever backend a team runs, via a CLI or library rather than as a hosted service. It's aimed at detection engineers, threat hunters, and SOCSOCA security operations center, the team or function that monitors threats, investigates alerts and coordinates incident response. Its work can be internal, outsourced or shared. analysts who need to share and reuse detections instead of writing platform-specific queries from scratch, and its documentation describes itself as a shareable detection format usable across "any supported SIEM." The repository holds over 3,000 rules covering generic detections, threat hunting, emerging threats, and compliance mappings, with recent additions targeting supply-chain compromises, Active DirectoryActive DirectoryMicrosoft's directory service for Windows networks that centralises authentication and authorisation; cyber tools target or integrate with it because it controls identity and access across most enterprise environments. abuse, and cloud identity attacks. First committed in 2016 and maintained by 738 contributors, it remains active with 315 commits in the past year and a release 43 days ago.

Open repository of 3000+ vendor-agnostic SIEM detection rules in the Sigma generic signature format for log event detection.

How Sigma Rules helps

Which behaviors in my logs already have a detection written for them, across generic techniques, specific campaigns, and hunting leads?

searches the rule repository's generic, threat-hunting, emerging-threat, and compliance rule sets by technique, actor, or log source and returns matching YAML detections rather than requiring one written from scratch

How do I take a detection written for one SIEM and run it against the query language my own backend actually speaks?

converts the shared YAML syntax into the target query language via a conversion command, shown for example turning a cloud root-account-usage rule into a native search string

Have I already got coverage for a newly disclosed supply-chain or campaign-specific compromise?

the emerging-threats rule set is updated with indicators for named incidents, so checking it against a fresh CVE or malware name shows whether file, process, or network indicators are already written

Do I have a documented reason to exclude certain legitimate activity before a rule fires on it?

each rule carries a falsepositives list and a severity level, naming known benign causes an analyst can rule out before treating a match as an incident

Are there compliance-mapped detections I can point to for a specific framework requirement?

a dedicated compliance rule category ties detections to named frameworks such as CIS Controls, NIST, and ISO 27001

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30 capabilities across 5 areas · 4 backed by code, an API document or a real run

Built from Sigma Rules's releases, docs, README and our own runs. “Seen” marks the month we first spotted a release the vendor didn't date. Group names and tags are our labels.

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What Sigma Rules offers you

  • Command-line interface2
  • Scripting language support2
Threat Detection 11 capabilities Sigma Rules provides detection coverage across a wide range of attack techniques, from credential theft and code injection to supply-chain compromises and cryptomining. Each rule targets specific attacker behaviours using observable indicators drawn from system logs and telemetry.
Defense evasion detection shipped Detects attempts to disable or bypass defensive controls, including Windows Defender, AppLocker, and suspicious DLL loading. 62 releases · first seen Jul 2024

release 62 total

  • New rule: Detects signed DLLs loaded with missing PE version metadata. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects AppLocker 'application would have been blocked' audit events. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting Windows Defender disabled via SystemSettingsAdminFlows.EXE. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting signed DLLs loaded with missing PE version metadata. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects Windows Defender being disabled via SystemSettingsAdminFlows.EXE. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting AppLocker 'application would have been blocked' audit events. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
Supply-chain attack detection shipped Identifies file, process, and DNS activity associated with known software supply-chain attack campaigns. 47 releases · first seen Jul 2024

release 47 total

  • New rule: Detects TanStack supply-chain attack file creation indicators on Linux. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects TanStack supply-chain attack DNS indicators. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for the TanStack supply-chain attack across DNS indicators, execution, and file creation on both Windows and Linux (5 new rules). r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects TanStack supply-chain attack file creation indicators on Windows. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects TanStack supply-chain attack execution indicators on Windows. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects TanStack supply-chain attack execution indicators on Linux. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
Credential and authentication attack detection shipped Detects credential theft and authentication abuse techniques such as NTLM hash leakage and LSASS crashes. 30 releases · first seen Jul 2024

release 30 total

  • New rule: Detects LSASS crash via Netlogon stack buffer overflow (CVE-2026-41089). r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting LSASS crash via Netlogon stack buffer overflow (CVE-2026-41089). r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects NTLM hash leakage via Curl NTLM authentication. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting NTLM hash leakage via curl NTLM authentication. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Okta session impersonation granted from untrusted domain detection. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for Dbgcore/Dbghelp DLLs loaded from uncommon locations and used to access LSASS. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
Data exfiltration detection shipped Detects file uploads to known file-sharing websites that are commonly used to exfiltrate data. 20 releases · first seen Jul 2024

release 20 total

  • Adds rule detecting curl file uploads to file-sharing websites. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects file uploads to file-sharing websites via Curl. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Broadened file-sharing domain lists across all download/transfer detection rules for improved exfiltration coverage. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Broadens file-sharing domain coverage across curl, wget, certutil, Bitsadmin, BITS, PowerShell, and network connection rules. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Extends github.com to file-sharing and suspicious download detection rules across Bitsadmin, curl, wget, certutil, and network connection rules. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Extends Invoke-DNSExfiltrator coverage across PowerShell commandlet and script detection rules. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
Code injection detection shipped Detects shellcode and code injection patterns including PowerShell-based WinAPI calls used for local injection. 16 releases · first seen Jul 2024

Also counts toward: Scripting language support

release 16 total

  • Updated PowerShell WinAPI rule to include local shellcode injection patterns. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds local shellcode injection patterns to the PowerShell WinAPI calls detection rule. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Python Base64 encoded inline command execution detections for Linux and Windows. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Expands BadSuccessor exploit and Invoke-PowerDPAPI coverage across PowerShell detection rules (PoshModule, ScriptBlock, FileCreation, ProcessCreation) r2025-07-08 · Jul 2025 · source · release history
  • Updated webshell detection rule adds suspicious PowerShell command-line keywords. r2024-12-19 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
  • New rule detects Setup16.EXE execution with a custom .lst file, a living-off-the-land technique. r2024-12-19 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
Suspicious process execution detection shipped Flags process execution originating from unusual or high-risk filesystem locations such as shared memory directories. 12 releases · first seen May 2024

release 12 total

  • New rule: Detects process execution from shared memory directories. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting process execution from shared memory directories. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Updated rule: System File Execution Location Anomaly adds taskhostw. r2025-10-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Updated AnyDesk rules to cover the AnyDesk MSI variant (AnyDeskMSI.exe). r2025-05-21 · May 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for potential BOINC software execution and renamed BOINC client execution (living-off-trusted-apps abuse vector). r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for headless processes launched via Conhost.EXE and PowerShell executed from a headless ConHost process. r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history
WMI-based activity detection shipped Identifies suspicious WMI usage, including registry enumeration and failed event log clearing via WMI classes. 10 releases · first seen May 2025

release 10 total

  • New rule: Detects registry enumeration via WMI StdRegProv. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting registry enumeration via WMI StdRegProv. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting failed event log clearing via WMI NTEventLogFile ClearEventLog. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects failed event log clearing via WMI NTEventLogFile ClearEventLog. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Expands WMI StdRegProv registry manipulation detection to scope on write methods specifically. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Updated WMI StdRegProv registry manipulation rule scoped to write methods only, reducing noise. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
Antivirus telemetry-based threat detection shipped suggested Flags known malware and remote access tools by matching antivirus telemetry events against recognised signatures. 9 releases · first seen Aug 2020

Suggested capability: Security event correlation. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release 9 total

  • New rule: Detects remote access tool signatures via antivirus telemetry. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds antivirus signature rules for APT malware and remote access tools. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects APT malware signatures via antivirus telemetry. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule detects Lummac Stealer activity via execution of More.com and Vbc.exe. r2024-12-19 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for SOAPHound Active Directory data collection tool execution. r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history
  • Expands Active Directory LDAP reconnaissance detection to cover enumeration of distinguished names. r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history
Linux kernel exploit detection shipped Detects Linux kernel exploitation indicators including AF_ALG socket creation and crypto module loading. 9 releases · first seen Dec 2024

release 9 total

  • New rule: Detects Linux AF_ALG socket creation as a kernel crypto API exploit indicator. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting the Authencesn crypto module load via modprobe as a copy-fail indicator. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New rule: Detects Authencesn crypto module load via Modprobe as a copy-fail indicator. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting Linux AF_ALG socket creation as a kernel crypto API exploit indicator. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Updated Linux password policy discovery adds /etc/pam.d/common-account, /etc/pam.d/common-auth, and /etc/pam.d/auth paths. r2024-12-19 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
  • Updated Linux file/directory discovery rule adds findmnt and mlocate binaries. r2024-12-19 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
AI agent abuse detection shipped Detects attempts to install new capabilities into AI agents via Node.EXE. 4 releases · first seen Jul 2024

Also counts toward: Scripting language support

release

  • New rule: Detects new agent skills installation attempts via Node.EXE. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting new agent skills installation attempts via Node.EXE. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Windows Recall feature enablement detection via registry value deletion, registry key, and Reg.EXE execution. r2024-07-17 · Jul 2024 · source · release history
  • Adds DSInternals suspicious PowerShell cmdlet detection (standard and ScriptBlock variants). r2024-07-17 · Jul 2024 · source · release history
Cryptominer detection shipped Identifies cryptominer activity using characteristic indicators such as known User-Agent strings. 2 releases · first seen Jul 2026

release

  • New rule: Detects the RedTail cryptominer by its characteristic User-Agent string. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds rule detecting the RedTail cryptominer by its distinctive User-Agent string. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
Detection Coverage and Compatibility 1 capability Sigma Rules extends and broadens detection coverage to ensure rules apply across different operating system architectures and platforms. This area captures capabilities that widen the reach of existing rules rather than adding entirely new detection logic.
ARM64 architecture coverage shipped Extends detection rules to cover ARM64 Windows binaries by including the relevant OriginalFileName variant alongside x86 equivalents. 3 releases · first seen May 2025

release

  • Expands ARM64 coverage across dozens of existing detection rules (adding *64a.exe OriginalFileName variants for Sysinternals tools, LSASS access, Procdump, Sysmon, and more). r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Expanded ARM64 coverage across dozens of existing rules by adding the *64a.exe OriginalFileName variant. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Updated potential binary impersonation of Sysinternals tools to include ARM64-compiled binaries. r2025-05-21 · May 2025 · source · release history
Rule Management and Filtering 3 capabilities Sigma Rules provides controls for selecting and narrowing which rules are active or evaluated, based on their status and severity. These capabilities help operators focus on the rules most relevant to their environment and maturity level.
Rule file listing by date verified Lists YAML rule files created or modified after a specified date, making it easy to identify recently added or updated rules. 2 releases · 1 other source · first seen Apr 2022

release

  • Adds .pyc and .jar extensions to the legitimate application dropped executable rule, and expands script extension coverage. r2026-07-01 · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for WSUS abuse via HackTool SharpWSUS/WSUSpendu execution. r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history

command line

  • --lists-files-after-date — List yml files which is modified/created after the date (Example of the date: 2022/02/01). 0.21 · Apr 2022 · command-line history
Rule status filtering verified Filters the active rule set by applying minimum and maximum status bounds to exclude rules at unwanted maturity levels. 2 other sources · first seen Apr 2022

command line

Rule level scoring verified Assigns a numeric score to each rule based on its declared severity level, enabling prioritisation and threshold-based filtering. 1 other source · first seen Apr 2022

command line

Rule Set Reporting 1 capability Sigma Rules surfaces aggregate information about the current rule set to give operators a clear picture of what they have deployed. This supports auditing, governance, and day-to-day rule set oversight.
Rule statistics summary verified Displays a summary of counts and metadata across the full rule set, giving a quick overview of rule coverage and composition. 4 releases · 2 other sources · first seen Nov 2019

Also counts toward: Command-line interface

release

  • Adds five OpenCanary honeypot detections: SYN port scan, NMAP FIN/NULL/OS/XMAS scans, and RDP new connection attempts. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for Multi-Factor Authentication disabled for user accounts and User Risk/MFA registration policy updates. r2024-09-02 · Sep 2024 · source · release history
  • Adds DPAPI backup keys and certificate export activity IOC rule. r2024-07-17 · Jul 2024 · source · release history
  • Adds sigma-similarity tool as a new CLI command for rule similarity analysis 0.14 · Nov 2019 · source · release history

command line

example

  • Run similarity analysis on a set of sigma rules to find duplicates or close matches. sigma-similarity ./rules/ 0.14 · Nov 2019 · source
Other 14 capabilities
Command-line rule management shipped Manages rule identifiers and metadata directly from the command line interface. 53 releases · 2 other sources · first seen Dec 2019

Also counts toward: Command-line interface

release 53 total

  • Adds Microsoft 365 / Exchange rules for suspicious delivered emails, inbox rule creation/update via ExchangePowerShell cmdlet, inbox rule activity in O365, and mail forwarding/redirecting via ExchangePowerShell cmdlet. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Athena SQL backend for rule conversion 0.21 · Apr 2022 · source · release history
  • Adds FortiSIEM backend for rule conversion 0.21 · Apr 2022 · source · release history
  • Adds OpenSearch Monitor backend for rule conversion 0.21 · Apr 2022 · source · release history
  • Adds Hawk backend for rule conversion 0.21 · Apr 2022 · source · release history
  • Adds Datadog backend for rule conversion 0.21 · Apr 2022 · source · release history

docs

  • Open repository of 3000+ vendor-agnostic SIEM detection rules in the Sigma generic signature format for log event detection.

example

  • Manage rule identifiers directly from the command line. sigma-uuid --help 0.15.0 · Dec 2019 · source
File system activity detection shipped Detects suspicious file creation, writes, and access patterns in standard and sensitive directories. 14 releases · first seen May 2024

release 14 total

  • Adds detection for OpenEDR spawning a command shell and potentially suspicious file creation by OpenEDR's ITSMService. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds cross-platform detection for the Axios NPM compromise: file creation indicators on Linux, macOS, and Windows; process execution indicators; malicious C2 DNS queries; and Azure sign-ins using the Axios user agent. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detections for RedSun malware: Conhost.exe spawned by TieringEngineService.exe, named pipe creation, EICAR test file detection, and staging in RS-prefixed temp directories. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detections for suspicious and uncommon file creation by Notepad++ Updater (GUP.exe) and suspicious child processes spawned by it. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for sensitive file dump via Print.EXE. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for legitimate applications writing files to uncommon locations. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
Process behavior detection shipped Detects suspicious process execution patterns including self-execution, child processes from ConHost, and common tool abuse. 14 releases · first seen Feb 2025

release 14 total

  • Adds detection for suspicious child process of SolarWinds WebHelpDesk. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for script interpreters spawning credential scanners on Linux and Windows. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for system language discovery via Reg.exe. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for suspicious child processes spawned from Node.js (React2Shell) on both Windows and Linux. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for cmd launched with hidden start flags to suspicious targets. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for HackTool WSASS execution. r2025-12-01 · Nov 2025 · source · release history
Vulnerability exploitation detection shipped Detects indicators of specific CVE exploitation activity, including LDAPNightmare, Ivanti EPMM, and Notepad++ bugs. 12 releases · first seen Feb 2025

release 12 total

  • Adds detection for potential exploitation of CVE-2025-5054 or CVE-2025-4598. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for potential CVE-2026-33829 exploitation via Windows Snipping Tool remote file path URI. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds two rules covering WSUS deserialization exploitation (CVE-2025-59287): log-based and suspicious child process. r2025-12-01 · Nov 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for Cisco ASA/FP SSL VPN exploitation (CVE-2025-20333 / CVE-2025-20362) via proxy logs. r2025-12-01 · Nov 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for potential exploitation of CVE-2025-32463 via non-standard nsswitch.conf creation. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for potential GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability exploitation. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
Cloud detection coverage shipped Detects activity in cloud environments including AWS, FortiGate firewalls, and GitHub repositories. 5 releases · first seen Oct 2025

release

  • Adds Kubernetes potential enumeration activity detection. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Google Workspace rules for government attack warnings, out-of-domain email forwarding, and suspicious login activity classified by Google. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds six FortiGate-specific rules detecting admin account creation, local user creation, VPN SSL portal/settings changes, firewall policy/address-object additions, and user group modification. r2025-12-01 · Nov 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds GitHub-specific rules for repository archive status changes and Pages site visibility changes to public. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds AWS cloud detection rules for bucket deletion, console login monitoring, failed authentication, IAM console access without MFA, KMS imported key material usage, STS GetCallerIdentity enumeration via TruffleHog, VPC Flow Logs deletion, and EnableRegion command monitoring. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
Linux detection coverage shipped Detects Linux-specific indicators of compromise including kernel exploitation, system hardening violations, and application abuse. 4 releases · first seen Oct 2025

release

  • Adds Linux detections for setuid and setgid capabilities set on binaries via the setcap utility. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Linux detection for potentially suspicious long filename patterns. r2025-12-01 · Nov 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds Linux-specific rules for sudo chroot execution, Python web server execution, Kaspersky Endpoint Security stopped via command line, and masking system power settings via systemctl. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds detection for audit rules deleted via auditctl, covering tampering with Linux audit subsystems. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
Linux hardening and kernel behavior detection shipped Detects Linux-specific indicators including ASLR disabling, syslog manipulation, special file creation, and system info discovery. 2 releases · first seen Jul 2025

release

  • Adds Linux-specific rules for sudo chroot execution, Python web server execution, Kaspersky Endpoint Security stopped via command line, and masking system power settings via systemctl. r2025-11-01 · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds Linux detections for disabling ASLR via personality syscall, clearing kernel ring buffer via syslog syscall, special file creation via mknod, system info discovery via sysinfo, potential abuse of Linux Magic System Request Key, and AS-REP roasting via Kerberos TGT requests r2025-07-08 · Jul 2025 · source · release history
Sigma identifier handling shipped Provides dedicated tools for adding and validating Sigma rule UUIDs. 2 releases · first seen Dec 2019

release

  • Updated JWT token CLI search rule adds the eyJhbGciOi string to detect {"alg": JWT header lookups. r2024-11-10 · Nov 2024 · source · release history
  • sigma-uuid tool for addition and check of Sigma rule identifiers 0.15.0 · Dec 2019 · source · release history
Cloud identity protection shipped Detects suspicious activity in cloud identity environments such as Google Workspace. 1 release · first seen Apr 2026

release

  • Adds Google Workspace rules for government attack warnings, out-of-domain email forwarding, and suspicious login activity classified by Google. r2026-04-01 · Apr 2026 · source · release history
Credential guard detection shipped Detects attempts to disable or tamper with Windows Credential Guard configurations. 1 release · first seen Jan 2026

release

  • Adds detection for Windows Credential Guard being disabled, tampered with via command-line, or having related registry values deleted. r2026-01-01 · Jan 2026 · source · release history
DNS reconnaissance detection shipped Detects DNS queries issued by reconnaissance utilities like Finger to enumerate network information. 1 release · first seen Nov 2025

release

Database destructive query detection shipped Detects the execution of destructive SQL commands targeting database integrity, including MSSQL destructive query patterns. 1 release · first seen Jul 2025

release

Audio capture detection shipped Detects the execution or configuration of audio recording utilities, such as ecasound, to capture system sound. 1 release · first seen May 2025

release

  • Updated audio capture rule to add ecasound detection. r2025-05-21 · May 2025 · source · release history
Rule duplication detection shipped Detects duplicate or highly similar Sigma rules by performing similarity analysis. 1 other source · first seen Nov 2019

example

  • Run similarity analysis on a set of sigma rules to find duplicates or close matches. sigma-similarity ./rules/ 0.14 · Nov 2019 · source

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Score card

  1. Shipping velocity releases a month, last 12 months
  2. Documentation quality release-notes rubric, 0–100
  3. Breaking-change discipline how rarely a release breaks users, and notice given
  4. Maintenance risk quiet time against its own cadence, maintainers
  5. Innovation & surface new capabilities, API and MCP surface
  6. Community health
  7. Contributor trend distinct committers, this year against last
  8. Maintainer concentration bus factor now against a year ago
  9. Issue backlog trend issues closed per issue opened, 12 months
  10. Responsiveness median time to a maintainer’s first reply

Nine scores for Sigma Rules, each built from the releases, notes and API history this site tracks — and, on Researcher and Business, where it stands among every measured tool in its category and how that has moved.

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Each score is 0–100 on a published rubric, derived from data this site already shows. A dimension we cannot measure says so — it is never scored 0 and never enters a rank.

How this is scored
  • Shipping velocity — releases a month over the last 12 months, on a log scale where 16 a month scores 100. Needs 3 releases in the window.
  • Documentation quality — the release-notes rubric published on the analytics page, unchanged.
  • Breaking-change discipline — the share of releases carrying a breaking change (none scores 100, half or more scores 0). Only projects that label breaking changes are measured: a clean record cannot be told from an unlabelled one.
  • Maintenance risk — quiet time measured against the tool's own release cadence (quiet longer than 90 days and three typical gaps scores 0), plus the number of active maintainers and whether contributors are growing, where known. Higher is lower risk.
  • Innovation & surface — new capabilities in the feature ledger this year, API and MCP operations added, and the share of commits that are features: the mean of whichever we hold.
  • Community health (open-source tools only) — each is a direction, not a size: contributors this year against last, the bus factor now against a year ago, and issues closed per issue opened, where steady scores 50, doubled 100 and halved 0; plus the median time to a maintainer's first reply (an hour scores about 100, a month or more 0). A commercial card has no repository and carries none of the four.
  • Documented delivery (commercial tools) — when a vendor's documented new capabilities have slowed against its own baseline, that counts against the overall standing as heavily as two low dimensions. Steady delivery, or too little history to judge, leaves the standing alone; it is never a sixth score.
  • Open-source tools are scored on repository signals; commercial tools on their published changelog. Ranks compare tools within one category and one profile and need at least five measured peers; the overall standing needs three ranked dimensions. Best-in-breed or consolidator is a shape, not a quality, and is never scored.

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Website history

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SigmaHQ's home page and 7 more pages as they looked each month from October 2023 to October 2026: 27 renders, 9 changes of tagline or palette. Step through them, play them, or put any two months side by side.

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    Project health

    Issue, contributor and maintainer activity in SigmaHQ/sigma, 2023-10 – 2026-09, as of 2026-09-25. Twelve-month figures first; the trend lines run the whole window.

    1. Contributors 97 +21 vs prior 12 months
    2. Maintainers 5 +4 joined · −8 left, last 12 months
    3. Bus factor 1 committers behind half the commits
    4. Community-filed 90% of issues opened, last 12 months
    5. Median time to close 55 days first maintainer reply 6 days
    6. Open backlog 6 of 667 issues ever filed
    1. Issues opened / month 0 · 0 communitymaintainers
    2. Open backlog 6
    3. Contributors / month 14
    4. Commits / month 28
    5. Stars 11,064
    Issue themes, last 12 months
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    Counts from the project's public repository and git history; no individuals are identified. Maintainers are the committers covering 80% of the last year's commits. how we measure this

    Threat coverage

    Content for the last year of exploited CVEs and attack reports.

    Sigma Rules has content for 512 of the 982 threats tracked in the last year, 28 of them exact.

    exact28names the CVE
    related484names the technique or product
    tracked982threats in the last year

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