5 Reasons Why AV Can’t Protect Your Data Center

Why are so many organizations lagging behind in performing security assessments of virtual assets in their datacenter? One contributing factor is the impact of virtualization on the datacenter has happened so quickly and organically, that products and processes haven’t kept up. Even now, there is...

The Tenth (& Final) Question Today’s CEOs Should Ask (& Know the Answer To)

In previous blogs, we discussed Commander’s Intent for CEOs and introduced 10 questions CEOs should be asking their teams. This week covers the final question in the series but does not complete the cybersecurity conversation for CEOs. This should never end. Security must be an ongoing program th...

Partner Perspectives: How an IT Service Provider and Red Canary Stopped a Malware Outbreak

Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on redcanary.com. In this post, a technical account manager recounts how Red Canary partnered with an IT service provider to help one of their customers stop a rapidly spreading network worm. This blog goes behind the scenes of the incident response...

Carbon Black Opens New Research and Development Office in Greater Portland, Oregon

Carbon Black is proud to announce our new office opening in Hillsboro, Oregon – just outside of Portland. The office will serve as a center for research and development, with a focus on bringing new products to market. Hillsboro lies just outside of Portland, a city that experienced a 40-percent...

January 9, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “NCAA Football National Championship” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 9, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Ransomware is now estimat...

January, 2 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Rose Bowl” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 2, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Bitcoin concerns rising a...

Cb Defense October 2017 Release Speeds Up Your Response

During a response scenario, every minute counts. The faster you can complete your investigation, the faster you can start taking corrective action. That’s why this week we’re happy to announce the October 2017 update of Cb Defense, which improves search functionality within the Cb Defense console...

September 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Abraham Lincoln” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! September 22, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 'Hacker' is the wrong...

“The 101” – Episode 9 – What Makes a Rootkit So Dangerous?

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This weekly security series aims to define endpoint security one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept, or comparison in our ongoing effort to provide clear definitions. In this week’s episode, we learn more about a...

August 28, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Game of Thrones” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 28, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black Joins Forces...

How Do SMEs Fight Off Cyberattacks?

I'd like to address some of the concerns that small and medium sized enterprises SMEs may have around cybersecurity, especially in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack and a continuous news flow around successful attacks on high profile companies. Does the fact that well-known brands are...

Broad, Ongoing Cyberattacks Targeting Australia Underscore Need for Behavioral-Based Cybersecurity

On Friday the Australian Federal Government detailed sustained ‘copy-paste’ threats on government and business throughout the country. According to the Government: “‘Copy-paste compromises’ is derived from … heavy use of proof-of-concept exploit code, web shells and other tools copied almost...

Join Us for the Virtual Connect 2020 Conference

Every year, VMware Carbon Black Connect brings together some of the best and brightest in security to collaborate on solving today’s most pressing problems and to learn about the future of endpoint security. While 2020 marks the first year that Connect will be held in a virtual setting, it does n...

Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) Threat Intelligence Notification: CoronaVirus Ransomware

"CoronaVirus" Ransomware has been found distributed via a phishing website. The malicious website will distribute a trojan downloader which then leads to downloading additional malicious payloads: the Kpot InfoStealer and Coronavirus Ransomware. "CoronaVirus" Ransomware will perform the deletion ...

The Role of Human Error in Cyberattacks

One surefire way to guarantee cybersecurity is to restrict access to or stay off the internet. Unfortunately, this isn’t a feasible option, since the internet is such a crucial part of day-to-day life. As such, companies work to protect their data with endpoint security, selecting reputable web...

Introducing the Cognitive Attack Loop and Its 3 Phases

At Carbon Black, we believe that the more insight we have into cybercriminal behavior, the more effective our technology can be at successfully recognizing suspicious activity and combating it. By conducting behavioral threat research, we discover new patterns attackers are using across the kill...

Partner Perspectives: Collaborate and Consolidate with King & Union and Carbon Black

Peter Prizio Jr. is the Senior Product Manager for King & Union. One of the biggest challenges facing security organizations today is dealing with the overwhelming number of alerts received each and every day. A staggering 27 percent of IT professionals report receiving more than one million aler...

ATT&CK +osquery = Love

I had the ability to live-stream MITRE's ATT&CKcon, a two-day event where organizations came together as a community to share their best practices with leveraging the ATT&CK framework. At this conference, Scott Lundgren, Chief Architect at Carbon Black ,presented “ATT&CK + osquery = Love,” where ...

5 Takeaways From the #CbConnect18 “Women in Cybersecurity” Keynote

Wow, what a great few days here at Cb Connect. Sometimes with conferences, you go out with one problem to solve and leave with 50. Cb Connect really exposed some great ways to solve problems, no matter the size of the team or the Cb product in house. I also had some great takeaways from the 'Wome...

January 23, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Oscars” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 23, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black Announces C...

Introducing Cb ThreatSight: Managed Threat Hunting and Triage

As the global threat landscape accelerates, security teams are always worried something will slip through. Many companies lack the security professionals needed to investigate and respond to the flood of cybersecurity incidents they face. Others don’t even understand the threats they face — thoug...

‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Strikes in Ukraine, Russia

In a similar outbreak to both WannaCry and Petya from earlier this year, it appears a new strain of ransomware known as "Bad Rabbit" has been found spreading in the Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere. Bad Rabbit encrypts the contents of a computer and asks for a payment of 0.05 bitcoins, or about $280...

October 12, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Fall Harvest Edition” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 12, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Ransomware market soars...

August 16, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Elvis” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 16, 2017 - Headlines In Ukraine, a Malware Expert Who Could Blow the...

August 2, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Declaration of Independence” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 2, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black Hires Former...

Threat Hunting for Dridex Attacks: Top Questions from Security Teams

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on RedCanary.com. I recently spoke on a threat hunting webinar with our partner Carbon Black in which we dove into Dridex attacks: how they work, why they’re so effective, and how security teams can detect them through a proactive threat hunting...

Election (In)Security: 1 in 4 Voters May Skip 2018 Midterm Elections Over Hacking Fears

United States voters have had no shortage of cybersecurity news related to elections in recent months, ranging from allegations of Russian interference to revelations that specific states were targeted in attack campaigns. Among some of the frequent topics being discussed in the news have been...

Women in Security Part 4: Meet Jan Lawford, Senior Director of EMEA Security Sales

This post is part of our Women’s History Month series - follow along with us on Twitter @VMwareCarbonBlack As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we are honored to share the stories of women in our VMware Security Business Unit, including members of our team and customers alike. By...

A Look Ahead: 9 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

Following an unprecedented year, what’s to come for cybersecurity in 2021? The ripple effects of the global pandemic have created a new threat landscape. In March, 90% of CISOs we surveyed reported an increase in attack frequency. For many organizations, the key to survival amid COVID-19 has call...

TAU Threat Analysis: Relations to Hakbit Ransomware

See part one of TAU's Hakbit Ransomware analysis here. Many blue team defenders out there will attest to the fact that ransomware is on the rise, and that ransomware doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon. Ransomware is only one of the numerous types of commodity-based emerging threats whi...

Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) Threat Intelligence Notification: Skidmap

Hijacking machine resources and using them to mine for cryptocurrency continues to be an attractive and lucrative target for threat actors. As we’ve continued to see this type of attack used, we’ve also seen more platforms being targeted. Seeing cryptocurrency mining malware targeting Linux and...

The “New” Easy Target:  State and Local Governments, Education

One of the “new” easy targets for cybercriminals are state governments, local governments and educational institutions. Over the past few months, we have seen several national news stories of cities, like Baltimore, that have been crippled by cybercrime, specifically ransomware attacks. However,...

How CB LiveOps Helps with Incident Response

Security and IT Operations teams often have no reliable way to assess the current state of endpoints across their enterprise, leading to increased risk of breach, inability to make informed remediation decisions, and unnecessary spending on infrastructure maintenance. A real-time endpoint query a...

Cb Customer Spotlight Series: Q & A with Project Worldwide’s Thomas Munson

Everyday, Carbon Black customers are working together to keep their organizations safe from cyber attacks. To share the knowledge our customers have with the greater security community, we are excited to announce the launch of the Cb Customer Spotlight Series. The Cb Customer Spotlight Series...

The Sixth Question(s) Today’s CEOs Should Ask (& Know the Answers To)

In a previous blog, we discussed Commander’s Intent for CEOs and introduced 10 questions CEOs should be asking their teams. In this blog series, I am going to take a deeper dive into each question and break them down one at a time. We will discuss why CEOs should care about each question and the...

February 15, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Ninja Turtles” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! February 15, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: JASK Announces Technolo...

January 31, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Explorer 1” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 31, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Beyond 100 Days - BBC...

Halloween Special: Inside a Hacker’s Mind During the Cyber “Kill Chain”

Editor's Note: This blog was originally produced by former Carbon Black Chief Security Strategist and Co-founder, Ben Johnson. In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve decided to demonstrate how a hacker might go after your company, via the full “kill chain.” Muhahaha! Ok, it may not be that scary or as...

Ransomware Roundup: Attacking Shadow Copies Featuring Cryptowall

Ransomware is innovating to spread faster, hit harder and increase its payout potential. New unknown variants pop up daily, and many leverage non-malware techniques to evade traditional defenses. Cryptowall is a perfect example of how modern ransomware is evolving, using new techniques to disable...

Ransomware Roundup: Attacking the Master Boot Record Featuring Petya

Ransomware is innovating to spread faster, hit harder and increase its payout potential. New, unknown variants pop up daily, and many leverage non-malware techniques to evade traditional defenses. Petya is a perfect example of how modern ransomware is evolving, using new techniques to attack the...

August 18, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “New York Times” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 18, 2017 - Headlines These women want to fix cybersecurity’s massive...

August 17, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Davy Crockett” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 17, 2017 - Headlines Students offer hope for narrowing of skills gap in...

“The 101” – Episode 2 – What is Next-Generation Antivirus, or NGAV?

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This weekly security series aims to define endpoint security, one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept or comparison in our ongoing effort to cut through the noise and provide clear definitions. Recently, we helped defi...

Deploying The New VMware Carbon Black Container Security Solution

“VMware acquired Octarine, a privately held company in Sunnyvale, California on May 27, 2020. Octarine offers a cloud-native security platform for the complete lifecycle of applications running on Kubernetes, helping customers to protect their cloud-native apps from build to runtime. Acquiring...

VMware Carbon Black Announces Splunk Integration to Streamline and Modernize SOC Workflows

Introducing Unified VMware Carbon Black Cloud App for Splunk At VMware Carbon Black, our ecosystem of integration and alliance partners has been a core part of our vision and strategy. Today, with thousands of customers adopting the VMware Carbon Black Cloud to secure their endpoints and workload...

Ransomware Attacks Targeting Healthcare Surge: VMware Carbon Black experts Weigh in

Targeted, sophisticated, and costly – over the past month, several high-profile ransomware attacks have been reported with a specific focus on some of the largest healthcare providers across the world1. With the recent surge in telemedicine adoption due to the COVID-19 as well as the growth of...

Evaluating EPP in the Time of XDR

The endpoint detection and response EDR market is not only more critical than ever, it is also going through the biggest period of innovation in its history – bigger than when EDR was first introduced by Carbon Black 7 years ago. This next wave of innovation is about extending EDR beyond the...

2019: Looking Back at Malware

In 2019, attacker behavior evolved, becoming more evasive. The most common behaviors seen across all attack data—mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK™ Framework—were: Software Packing for Defense Evasion, Hidden Windows for Defense Evasion, Standard Application Layer Protocol for Command and Control C2,...

Partner Perspectives: Protecting Industrial Control Systems with Verve Industrial’s Endpoint Management and Carbon Black App Control

Imagine waking up in the morning, flipping on your light switch and nothing happens. The natural human response is to flip the switch a few more times before realizing something is wrong. You jump out of bed and notice the smart coffeemaker has not brewed a fresh cup of coffee that you’ve come to...

Lessons from a CISO: 15 Ways to Do More with Less

This post originally appeared in Carbon Black's User Exchange Community. I’ve learned a ton of lessons over my years in the InfoSec world. I’ve made a lot of the right calls, but also a bunch of wrong ones. One of the lessons I have learned is how to operate in an environment of scarcity. This...