Author: Jim Brandt
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RT 5.0.8 and 4.4.8 Now Available
RT version 5.0.8 is now available, along with RT 4.4.8. In addition to a batch of updates, new features, and fixes, there are several security updates provided in these releases. Details on these fixes are in the release notes linked in the forum posts below. We recommend that all RT users upgrade to get these…
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Request Tracker 6.0.0 Beta Now Available
The countdown to RT 6 is officially on, and we’re thrilled to invite you to get in early! The beta release of Request Tracker 6.0.0 is now available – and this is your chance to explore what’s new, and get a head start on everything it has to offer. RT 6 is a significant upgrade…
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Announcing End of Life Dates for RT 4.4 and RTIR 4.0
The Request Tracker 4.4 series (first released in February of 2016) and Request Tracker for Incident Response 4.0 series (first released in July 2016) will reach end of life on November 1, 2025. After this date, Best Practical will no longer support these series or publish any new releases with security updates, bug fixes, or…
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RT 6 Beta Coming Soon: New Features Preview
Exciting news for the Request Tracker (RT) community—RT 6 is coming soon, and we’re getting closer to the public beta release! As we reported on the forum, we’ve been running RT 6 on our own RT instance, and it’s made updating tickets fun as we work with the new features! While we finalize the last…
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Manage your Splunk Alerts and Event in Request Tracker
If you run Splunk for observability, you can easily integrate with Request Tracker (RT) or RTIR with the RT connector app available right in Splunkbase. This integration is designed to automatically create new tickets from alerts, allowing you to effectively assign and manage incidents, ensuring that your team is always on top of issues as…
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Developer Preview: Request Tracker 6
We’re getting excited about the new features in RT 6, so we wanted to give you a first look at some of the updates coming soon. This release is packed with new features and enhancements designed to make your ticket management experience faster, more intuitive, and visually engaging. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in…
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Moving to Request Tracker from Another Ticketing System
You have decided to make the big move and start using Request Tracker for ticketing, maybe because of the features, flexibility, open source code, or reasonably priced cloud hosting plans. Whatever the reason, you are ready to switch, but you don’t want to lose all of the information you have in your existing system. You…
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The Perl and Raku Conference 2024
Jason Crome from Best Practical recently attended the Perl and Raku Conference 2024 in sunny (and hot!) Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to giving a talk about improving your README on github, Jason attended other presentations and pulled together a list of the most interesting. And the best part is that the conference posts all…
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RT for Incident Response (RTIR) Integration with MISP
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, staying ahead of potential threats requires effective threat intelligence sharing and streamlined incident response processes. The new integration between RTIR (Request Tracker for Incident Response) and the MISP Threat Sharing platform brings together two powerful tools to enhance your organization’s security posture. What is MISP? MISP is an open-source…
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RT 5.0.6 Now Available
Following up on Star Wars Day and Cinco de Mayo, we thought May 6th needed something special, so we’re happy to release RT 5.0.6 today (5/6). If you use assets with RT, you’re going to like this release. If you don’t, what are you waiting for? Go check out this new intro to assets video…