Taking Reputation to Scale: The Delicate Balance of Latency, Scale, and Cost (Part 1)

When it comes to serving reputation, even a millisecond of latency could create havoc, resulting in the unwanted spread of malware and causing costly consequences that no security company or customer wants. And that’s why we, as engineers here at Carbon Black, are constantly working towards...

Announcing New CB ThreatHunter App for Phantom

Today’s cybersecurity landscape is facing multiple challenges - and not just from cyber attackers. Security teams are understaffed and struggling to find the talent they need to complete their day-to-day tasks, with limited visibility across their security stack. To address these challenges, SOC...

Keys to Mature to a Level 4 Threat Hunting Program

Three Commonalities Among Level 4 Threat Hunting Programs Threat hunting programs that have reached level 4 maturity have three commonalities: The have implemented automation wherever possible to scale their effectiveness They have developed threat hunting processes to operationalize how they...

The 4 Core Pillars of Endpoint Security

Cb Connect is always an exciting time for me. At Cb Connect 2017, we unveiled our vision for the Cb Predictive Security Cloud PSC. Over the past year, this platform has expanded and grown to provide better prevention, detection and response for our global customers. Today, at CbConnect18, we...

Partner Perspectives: Siemplify & Carbon Black Create Competitive Solution for MSSPs

Meny Har is the VP of Product for Siemplify. Advanced threats and an ever-evolving competitive landscape have created an increased demand for managed security services. Organizations of all sizes are turning to managed security services providers MSSPs to help them to effectively manage their...

Getting Better Together in Cybersecurity

As the wheels lift up on my latest flight I am left reflecting on another year in infosec. We are moving toward “something” and some days I can’t figure out if that something is disaster or safety. The tea leaves become hard to read with the cyber war that has been raging over into the mainstream...

Cb Response Named Leader in EDR Space by Forrester

Last quarter, Forrester created a report assessing the state of the EDR market and how vendors stack up against one another. A variety of companies were evaluated in three key areas: The strengths and weaknesses of their current offerings. Forrester cited key criteria to include: alerting...

The Key to EDR You Didn’t Know You Were Missing

It’s no longer enough for companies to simply “keep up” in the world of cybersecurity. To prevent attackers from infiltrating your systems, you need to be one step ahead at all times. It’s no wonder, then, that the majority of companies are spending more on cybersecurity than ever before.1 While...

Excerpts from Modern Bank Heists – Threat Hunting Teams & CIR

Carbon Black recently published a report on the newest threats facing the financial world, and how to counteract them. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps enterprises address their endpoint security challenges, check out our weekly Cb Defense Live...

Unlock Your SOC with Exabeam and Carbon Black

Endpoints are not safe. There I’ve said it. The network boundaries are gone and endpoints are left exposed directly to threats. Just like watching my kids move out of the house and worrying about how they will fare in the world on their own, we have to realize endpoints are no longer protected by...

The Ninth Question Today’s CEOs Should Ask (& Know the Answer 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...

What Is FIPS 140-2 & Why Does It Matter?

Editor's Note: Ray Potter, the blog's author, is the CEO and Co-founder of SafeLogic. Carbon Black has just announced the successful FIPS 140-2 validation of their Carbon Black Cryptographic Module and availability within their Cb Response and Cb Protection products. Our team at SafeLogic is...

Carbon Black & VMware Announce General Availability of Integrated Solution to Secure the SDDC

Securing your software-defined data center SDDC is fundamentally different than securing your end-user computers. Securing the endpoint is no longer enough - attackers have other angles they can take to wreak havoc on your system - but not securing your endpoints would be a big mistake. That’s wh...

Excerpts from Preparing for NGAV at Scale: Challenges and Approaches

Carbon Black recently published a guide to help enterprises gauge their readiness in their initial search for next-generation antivirus, or NGAV; this is the first excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, help...

Making Carbon Black a “Top Place to Work” for a Fourth Consecutive Year

Carbon Black is proud to announce we’ve been recognized as a “Top Place to Work” by the Boston Globe for a fourth consecutive year. It’s an honor to receive this award and it’s all thanks to our people who have tirelessly contributed to building the most inspiring, transparent, and positive work...

VMware Carbon Black TAU Threat Analysis: Shlayer (macOS)

Following our initial reporting of this threat, Carbon Black’s Threat Analysis Unit TAU has continued following the Shlayer family of malware and monitoring changes adopted by this campaign. Although detection by antivirus vendors has improved over the past year, the malware authors continue to...

Taking Reputation to Scale: An Iterative Journey with an Agile Approach (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this blog, we shared with you the challenges we had in balancing latency, scalability, and cost for our reputation services. In this blog, we’ll give you some insights into each major iteration along that journey, from the beginning to where we are now. 100 requests per second. Befor...

VIDEO: Unfiltered Endpoint Data – A Platform For Consolidated Endpoint Management

A PLATFORM FOR CONSOLIDATED ENDPOINT MANAGEMENT In our last post of this series, we talked about the key to better endpoint threat detection. It’s all about the data you collect. Across the board, endpoint security solutions use pre-defined signatures or rules to detect threats — only conducting...

Excerpts from Moving Endpoint Security to the Predictive Cloud: Introduction

Carbon Black recently published a whitepaper on the reasons and benefits of moving endpoint security to the cloud; this is the first excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information about how the Cb Predictive Security Cloud, Carbon Black's comprehensive endpoint protection...

August 23, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Boston Celtics” 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 23, 2017 - Headlines No U.S.-Russia Cyber Unit Without Trump Notifying...

August 14, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Creamsicle” 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 14, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: NSA tools used to hack...

“The 101” – Episode 4 – What are the Different Types of Malware?

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. So far we’ve talked abou...

Thousands of Security Experts Work Together to Collectively Combat Petya / NotPetya Ransomware Attack

On Tuesday, Carbon Black’s community of security experts began working together with Carbon Black Threat Research to rapidly analyze the new ransomware family that was hitting organizations from Russia to Britain. More than 100 customers and partners communicated IOCs as the attack hit. “I heard...

Carbon Black Threat Research Technical Analysis: Petya / NotPetya Ransomware

On June 27, public announcements were made about a large-scale campaign of ransomware attacks across Europe. The ransomware impacted notable industries such as Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company. The initial infection vector appears to be the exploitation of a Ukrainian tax...

Securing Containers and Kubernetes-Orchestrated Environments

In a recent Black Hat webcast, “Securing Containers and Kubernetes-Orchestrated Environments,” sponsored by VMware Carbon Black, guest speakers Sheila A. Berta, Offensive Security Specialist, Dreamlab Technologies and Haim Helman, CTO, VMware Carbon Black App Security, VMware Security Business...

VMware Carbon Black TAU Threat Analysis: The Evolution of Lazarus

On February 14, 2020 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS released a Malware Analysis Report MAR-10271944-1.v1 which provided information about a trojan they referred to as HotCroissant. DHS attributed the trojan to a threat group based in North Korea, often referred to as Hidden Cobra...

Navigating the Looming Threat of Nation-State Attacks

Nation-state attacks are sophisticated cyberthreats from adversaries working directly or indirectly for their own government. Their objectives might be to steal sensitive information, disrupt enemy capabilities, grow financial power through cryptocurrency, or even sway the international balance o...

Forrester Finds Carbon Black’s Predictive Security Cloud to have 261% ROI

Your endpoints are one of the most targeted assets in your organization—in 2017 alone, more than 50% of organizations experienced a data breach of some kind.1 At Carbon Black, we understand this risk, and are committed to providing the best possible endpoint protection. In order to demonstrate...

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...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Pumpkins, football, and cooler weather are three big indicators that it’s officially October. But, the most near and dear benchmark to my heart is that it’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM 2018. In its 15th year, NCASM is as an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importanc...

Excerpts From “Why Companies Are Replacing AV with Advanced Endpoint Security”

Is legacy antivirus failing to keep your endpoints secure? In Carbon Black's recent webinar, Fulcanelli Chavez, Sr. Security Operations Analyst at D.A. Davidson, shared how switching from McAfee to Cb Defense has improved protection and simplified operations for his team. Below are excerpts from...

Excerpts from Modern Bank Heists – Ransomware

Carbon Black recently published a report on the latest ransomware attack methods, and how to counteract them. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps enterprises address their endpoint security challenges, check out our weekly Cb Defense Live Demo, eve...

Carbon Black’s Commitment to GDPR & Keeping Customer Data Safe

At Carbon Black, keeping our customers’ data safe is a top priority. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”, a comprehensive European privacy law that takes effect on May 25, 2018, has shined a light on the importance of securing personal data. The GDPR is designed to...

4 Predictions for the Cybersecurity Landscape in 2018

Targeted attacks are on the rise, and the dark web isn’t helping curb that trend. To compound this, the recent revelations on Shadow Brokers and CIA Vault 7, as well as burgeoning nation-state cyber capabilities aren’t helping either. It’s only a matter of time before more attack methods are...

Attacking Critical Infrastructure: The Evolution Of Kinetic Warfare

I said earlier in 2017 I believed it was quite possible that during the year a major cyberattack will occur in either the United States, the United Kingdom, or another friendly country that will require a response equivalent to a kinetic attack. In other words, a cyberattack will occur that will ...

August 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hamilton” 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 22, 2017 - Headlines The Intelligence Community’s Top 3 Cybersecurity...

July 17, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Roger Federer” 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! July 17, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Threat Hunting – Pursue You...

July 5, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Isaac Newton” 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! July 5, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black’s Cb Defense...

2021 Cybersecurity Outlook: Attackers vs. Defenders

COVID-19, One Year Later 2020 was undoubtedly a defining year for cybersecurity – a year that ended with the SolarWinds breach, which infiltrated US government agencies and organizations at a scale not seen in recent history. For cybersecurity professionals, the nature of this attack – a...

VMware Carbon Black Named to the 2021 CRN Security 100 List

We are proud to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named VMware Carbon Black to its annual Security 100 list. The Security 100 list features leading IT channel security vendors and is compiled by a panel of CRN editors, recognizing channel-focused security vendors across five...

The Game Changing Role of Performance Testing (Part 1)

In two previous blogs, VMware Carbon Black software engineers discussed how important it was to maintain a balance of latency, scale, and cost as they built out and enhanced the company’s reputation services. They also provided some insights into the challenges they encountered with various...

Congratulations to our Query of the Month Winner for June 2019!

Last month, we launched our Query of The Month competition, which recognizes the top community-shared query that provides value to other Osquery users. To determine the query of the month, our team selects the community-shared query that has the most engagement or helps solve an important problem...

Partner Perspectives: VMRay + Carbon Black Bridge the Gap Between Threat Hunting & Incident Response

In 2016, Carbon Black and VMRay introduced an out-of-the-box integration combining the capabilities of two industry-best platforms: Cb Response and the VMRay Analyzer. Leveraging the threat hunting and incident response capabilities of Cb Response, alongside the malware analysis and detection...

Excerpts from Modern Bank Heists – Data Gathering

Carbon Black recently published a report on how to gather data to improve the security posture of your enterprise. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps enterprises address their endpoint security challenges, check out our weekly Cb Defense Live Demo...

In the New “Wild West” Even “Small” Cryptocurrency Theft is Costing Billions

Over the weekend, another cryptocurrency exchange was breached. This time it was “only” $40 million” in cryptocurrency. However, as a result cryptocurrencies overall lost more than $40 billion in value following the attack. That’s not a typo - a $40 million heist cost the market more than $40...

Suppressing the Adversary via Threat Hunt Teams

What a brave new world. Global cyber insurgencies continue unabated. Decreasing dwell time is imperative in 2018. In order to achieve this goal, we must embrace the hunt. Every organization should stand up a threat hunt team. The team must be multidisciplinary with experience in e-forensics and...

Essays from 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Security Platform

Carbon Black recently published a series of essays about the experiences of experts in the field on information security as they moved their endpoint security program to the cloud; this is one of those essays. To read the full series check out 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Securit...

With the Predictive Security Cloud (PSC) Leading the Way, Carbon Black is Named One the “Coolest 20 Vendors in Endpoint Security” by CRN

Editor’s Note: Victor Baez, Carbon Black’s VP of WW Channel and this blog’s author, was recently named a 2018 CRN Channel Chief. As part of CRN's annual Security 100 list, 20 endpoint companies have been named “Coolest Endpoint Security Vendors of 2018.” Carbon Black is among them. We are honored...

September 7, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “NFL Kickoff” 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 7, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Milton Security Announc...

July 7, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Spiderman” 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! July 7, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Residents of these states ar...