Carbon Black, Inc. (formerly Bit9, Inc.) is a cybersecurity company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company develops endpoint security software that detects malicious behavior and prevents malicious files from attacking an organization. It is an actor in the next-generation antivirus (NGAV), endpoint detection and response (EDR) and endpoint protection platform (EPP) space. 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.
The company has approximately 80 partners, including IBM and VMware. These partners account for approximately 125 product integrations. According to its S-1 filing with the SEC, Carbon Black currently has 3,700 plus customers including 33 of the Fortune 100.
On May 4, the company joined public markets, listing as "CBLK" on the Nasdaq exchange. As part of its IPO, Carbon Black raised approximately $152 million at a valuation of $1.25 billion.
Prior to its IPO, the firm had raised $190M from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital, Sequoia, Accomplice, and Blackstone.
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History
Carbon Black was founded as Bit9, Inc. in 2002 by Todd Brennan, Allen Hillery, and John Hanratty. The company's first CEO was George Kassabgi. The current CEO, Patrick Morley, was formerly the chief operating officer of Corel. He took over the position in 2007.
In 2013, the company's network was broken into by malicious actors who copied a private signing key for a certificate and used it to sign malware.
In February 2014, Bit9 acquired start-up security firm, Carbon Black. At the time of the acquisition, the company also raised $38.25 million is Series E funding, bringing Bit9's total venture capital raised to approximately $120 million.
The company acquired Objective Logistics in June 2015.
In August 2015, Carbon Black announced that it had acquired data analytics firm Visitrend and will open a technology development center in downtown Boston. A month later, the company announced it would partner with SecureWorks, Ernst & Young, Kroll, Trustwave, and Rapid7 to provide managed security and incident response services.
The company changed its name from Bit9, Inc to Carbon Black, Inc. on February 1, 2016.
In July 2016, Carbon Black announced it had acquired next-generation antivirus provider Confer for an undisclosed sum. Prior to the deal, Confer had raised $25M in venture funding and had more than 50 employees. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal was valued at $100M.
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Awards
- 2010: Winner - "Best Anti-Malware Solution" - Homeland Security Awards
- 2013: Finalist-"Best Emerging Technology" - SC Magazine
- 2014: Winner- "Best Endpoint Protection" - SANS Institute
- 2016: Leader - Forrester Wave: Endpoint Security Suites Q4, 2016 - Forrester Research
- 2016: Carbon Black was ranked #26 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list
References
External links
- Official website
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