VMware Carbon Black
| Formerly | Bit9 Bit9 + Carbon Black Carbon Black |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Endpoint security |
| Founded | 2002 (as Bit9) |
| Founders | Todd Brennan Allen Hillery John Hanratty |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Patrick Morley, CEO |
| Products | Security software |
Number of employees | 1000+ (2019) |
| Parent | VMware |
| Website | carbonblack |
VMware Carbon Black (formerly Bit9, Bit9 + Carbon Black, and Carbon Black) is a cybersecurity company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. 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. The company leverages technology known as the Carbon Black Cloud (CBC), a big data and analytics cloud platform that analyzes customers’ unfiltered data for threats.
The company has approximately 100 partners. It has over 5,600 customers including approximately one-third of the Fortune 100.
In October 2019, the company was acquired by VMware.