Suricata is widely recognized for its role as an open-source, high-performance Intrusion Detection/Prevention System. This session will introduce Suricata's role in the industry and highlight its lesser-known capabilities. The talk will explore how Suricata can be used for various network operations, such as detecting network issues, acting as a cybersecurity library, and functioning as a web application firewall in the AWS cloud. This presentation can be useful for everyone from network administrators to cybersecurity practitioners.