Carbon Black

Updated: 03/10/2024 by Computer Hope
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Originally known as Bit9, Carbon Black was a cybersecurity company founded in 2002 by Todd Brennan, Allen Hillery, and John Hanratty. In 2019, the company became part of VMware and became VMware Carbon Black.

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Company news

October 8, 2019 - VMWare completed acquisition of Carbon Black for a value of $2.1 billion.

July 2016 - Carbon Black acquired Confer, an antivirus company.

February 1, 2016 - Bit9 + Carbon Black changed its name to Carbon Black.

August 2015 - Bit9 + Carbon Black acquired Visitrend, a data analytics company.

June 2015 - Bit9 + Carbon Black acquired Objective Logistics.

February 2014 - Bit9 acquired Carbon Black, a computer security firm.

2013 - Bit9 had its digital code-signing certificates stolen, which allowed hackers to target some of Bit9 customers.