VMware Carbon Black
U.S.-based cybersecurity company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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VMware Carbon Black (formerly Bit9, Bit9 + Carbon Black, and Carbon Black) is a cybersecurity company based in Waltham, Massachusetts.[1] The company develops cloud-native endpoint security software that is designed to detect malicious behavior and to help prevent malicious files from attacking an organization.[2] The company leverages technology known as the Predictive Security Cloud (PSC), a big data and analytics cloud platform that analyzes customers’ unfiltered data for threats.[3]
Quick Facts Formerly, Company type ...
Formerly | Bit9 Bit9 + Carbon Black Carbon Black |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Endpoint security |
Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Bit9) |
Founders | Todd Brennan Allen Hillery John Hanratty |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kal De, CEO |
Products | Security software |
Number of employees | 1000+ (2019) |
Parent | VMware |
Website | carbonblack |
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The company has approximately 100 partners.[4] It has over 5,600 customers including approximately one-third of the Fortune 100.[5]
In October 2019, the company was acquired by VMware.[6][7][8]