Carbon Black (company)
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Formerly called
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Bit9 |
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Endpoint security |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
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Key people
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Patrick Morley, CEO |
| Products | Security software |
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Number of employees
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500+ (2016) |
| Website | carbonblack |
Carbon Black, Inc. (formerly Bit9, Inc) is a security company based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Carbon Black develops endpoint security software that detects malicious behavior and prevents malicious files from attacking an organization. The company is an actor in the antivirus, endpoint detection and response and endpoint protection platform space.
Carbon Black's competitors in the endpoint security domain include Cylance, FireEye, McAfee, Symantec, and Tanium. To-date the firm has raised $190M from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital, Sequoia, Accomplice, and Blackstone.
According to Bloomberg, the company is currently preparing for an IPO and has hired JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to lead the offering. In September 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported the company filed their S-1 privately by using the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act which allows companies with less than $1 billion in revenues to file in a confidential manner with limited public disclosure.
Carbon Black was founded as Bit9, Inc in 2002 by Todd Brennan, Allen Hillery and John Hanratty.
Carbon Black’s first CEO was George Kassabgi.
Patrick Morley, former Corel chief operating officer, is Carbon Black’s CEO. He took over the position in 2007.
In 2013, the company's network was broken into by malicious actors who copied a certificate and used it to sign malware.
In 2015, the firm announced it would partner with SecureWorks, Ernst & Young, Kroll, Trustwave, and Rapid7 to provide managed security and incident response services.
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