Carbon Black Joins Forces with VMware to
Enhance Security for the Software-Defined Data Center
Enhance Security for the Software-Defined Data Center
AppDefense to leverage CB Collective Defense
Cloud as a feed into its application classification process
Cloud as a feed into its application classification process
SINGAPORE. (August 29,
2017) — Carbon
Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today
announced it has joined forces with VMware, Inc., to provide VMware AppDefense TM customers
with the ability to leverage Carbon Black’s Collective Defense CloudTM
(CDC).
2017) — Carbon
Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today
announced it has joined forces with VMware, Inc., to provide VMware AppDefense TM customers
with the ability to leverage Carbon Black’s Collective Defense CloudTM
(CDC).
AppDefense is a new security solution that
uses the virtual infrastructure to discover and capture application intended
state, and can detect and automate response to attacks that attempt to
manipulate those applications. VMware AppDefense will leverage Carbon Black’s
Collective Defense Cloud (CDC) to classify process reputation, helping security
teams determine which behaviors require additional verification and which
behaviors can be pre-approved.
uses the virtual infrastructure to discover and capture application intended
state, and can detect and automate response to attacks that attempt to
manipulate those applications. VMware AppDefense will leverage Carbon Black’s
Collective Defense Cloud (CDC) to classify process reputation, helping security
teams determine which behaviors require additional verification and which
behaviors can be pre-approved.
Through the
combination of Carbon Black’s Collective Defense Cloud and VMware AppDefense,
mutual customers benefit from:
combination of Carbon Black’s Collective Defense Cloud and VMware AppDefense,
mutual customers benefit from:
- Strong behavioral controls to
protect against attacks of virtual and cloud environments - Orchestrated and automated
remediation capabilities through VMware vSphere and NSX - Converged security and
operational context through a single pane of glass
“Protecting virtual environments is a top
priority for enterprises,” said Tom Barsi, senior vice president, Business and
Corporate Development, Carbon Black. “With Carbon Black’s Collective Defense
Cloud, mutual customers now have a unified security stack for the
software-defined data center.”
priority for enterprises,” said Tom Barsi, senior vice president, Business and
Corporate Development, Carbon Black. “With Carbon Black’s Collective Defense
Cloud, mutual customers now have a unified security stack for the
software-defined data center.”
“The Carbon Black and
VMWare partnership enables security practitioners to better protect virtualized
environments by allowing organizations to stop malicious activities, including
fileless attacks that run on top of trusted and known software. Also, security
teams will have unparalleled visibility with a prioritized view of the most
critical attacks with root cause analysis for additional context and
visibility.” said Kane Lightowler, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan,
Carbon Black.
VMWare partnership enables security practitioners to better protect virtualized
environments by allowing organizations to stop malicious activities, including
fileless attacks that run on top of trusted and known software. Also, security
teams will have unparalleled visibility with a prioritized view of the most
critical attacks with root cause analysis for additional context and
visibility.” said Kane Lightowler, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan,
Carbon Black.
“With AppDefense,
VMware is redefining security for the software-defined data center,” said Tom
Corn, senior vice president, Security Products, VMware. “By working with Carbon Black, we are moving
the industry toward a new security model and empowering customers to protect
their virtualized environments from the latest advanced threats.”
VMware is redefining security for the software-defined data center,” said Tom
Corn, senior vice president, Security Products, VMware. “By working with Carbon Black, we are moving
the industry toward a new security model and empowering customers to protect
their virtualized environments from the latest advanced threats.”
About Carbon Black
Carbon Black is the
leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. With more than 9 million
endpoints under management, Carbon Black has more than 3,000 customers,
including 30 of the Fortune 100. These customers use Carbon Black to replace
legacy antivirus, lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and protect their
endpoints from the most advanced cyberattacks, including non-malware attacks.
leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. With more than 9 million
endpoints under management, Carbon Black has more than 3,000 customers,
including 30 of the Fortune 100. These customers use Carbon Black to replace
legacy antivirus, lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and protect their
endpoints from the most advanced cyberattacks, including non-malware attacks.
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