# Carbon Black

> Carbon Black is Broadcom’s enterprise endpoint security business and product portfolio. Its cloud and on-premises tools combine malware prevention, application control, continuous endpoint visibility, threat hunting and incident response for security teams and service providers worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Todd Brennan (Co-founder of Bit9; former CTO), Allen Hillery (Co-founder of Bit9), John Hanratty (Co-founder of Bit9)
- **Products:** Carbon Black Cloud, Endpoint Standard, Enterprise EDR, Carbon Black EDR, Carbon Black App Control
- **Notable:** Developed an early endpoint recording and investigation business alongside application control., Listed on Nasdaq as CBLK in May 2018; no longer independently traded following acquisition., Acquired by VMware in October 2019 for $26 per share, at US$2.1 billion enterprise value.

## Products & services

- **Carbon Black Cloud** — Cloud-native endpoint protection platform using a common sensor and console; supports prevention, investigation and response modules.
- **Endpoint Standard** — Next-generation antivirus and behavioral endpoint detection and response; formerly Cb Defense.
- **Enterprise EDR** — Cloud-based threat hunting and incident response with continuous endpoint visibility.
- **Carbon Black EDR** — Endpoint activity recording, search, threat hunting and incident response, including on-premises deployments; formerly Cb Response.
- **Carbon Black App Control** — Trust-based application control for critical systems, with file integrity, device, registry and memory protections; formerly Cb Protection.
- **Audit and Remediation / Live Query** — Endpoint auditing and remote response for security operations.
- **Carbon Black Workload** — Visibility and protection for server and cloud workloads.
- **Symantec CBX** — Broadcom cloud platform combining Symantec prevention and related security capabilities with Carbon Black EDR, aimed at under-resourced security teams.

## Achievements

- Developed an early endpoint recording and investigation business alongside application control.
- Listed on Nasdaq as CBLK in May 2018; no longer independently traded following acquisition.
- Acquired by VMware in October 2019 for $26 per share, at US$2.1 billion enterprise value.
- Carbon Black EDR capabilities included in Broadcom’s March 2026 Symantec CBX launch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Broadcom announced Symantec CBX on March 23, combining Symantec technologies and Carbon Black EDR for organizations with limited security resources.
- **2024-08** — Broadcom announced the Catalyst partner initiative covering Symantec and Carbon Black.
- **2024-04** — Broadcom publicly described the integration of Carbon Black and Symantec teams within its security business.

## Links

- Website: https://www.broadcom.com/products/carbon-black
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-b1ack
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vmw_carbonblack
- GitHub: https://github.com/carbonblack
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_Kssb6KJIXDQ_MDPx9ypg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vmwarecarbonblack/

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Last updated: 2026-10-17