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VMware Carbon Black

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U.S.-based cybersecurity company

VMware Carbon Black (formerly Bit9, Bit9 + Carbon Black, and Carbon Black) is a cybersecurity company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company develops cloud-native endpoint security software that is designed to detect malicious behavior and to help prevent malicious files from attacking an organization. The company leverages technology known as the Carbon Black Cloud (CBC), a big data and analytics cloud platform that analyzes customers’ unfiltered data for threats.3 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol CBLK.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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  • TickerCBLK on NASDAQ1
  • Industrycomputer security, endpoint security1
  • HeadquartersWaltham1
  • Websitewww.carbonblack.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address1100 Winter St., Waltham, Ma 024515
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Emerging growth company5

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VMware Carbon Black (formerly Bit9, Bit9 + Carbon Black, and Carbon Black) is a cybersecurity company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company develops cloud-native endpoint security software that is designed to detect malicious behavior and to help prevent malicious files from attacking an organization. The company leverages technology known as the Carbon Black Cloud (CBC), a big data and analytics cloud platform that analyzes customers’ unfiltered data for threats.3

Corporate structure

VMware Carbon Black is part of a group headed by Broadcom. 26 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Broadcom San Jose, California, United States
    • CA Technologies Palo Alto, California, United States
      • Viewpoint Datalabs International Subsidiary
    • VMware Palo Alto, California, United States
      • VMware Carbon Black Waltham
      • Nicira Subsidiary
    • LSI Corporation Subsidiary · San Jose, California, United States
    • Avago Technologies Finance Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Avago Technologies U.S. Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Broadcom Singapore Pte Ltd Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Broadcom Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Brocade Communications Systems Private Limited Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
    • CA (India) Technologies Private Limited Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
    • CA Europe Sarl (CA Europe Sàrl) Subsidiary · Preverenges, Switzerland
    • CA, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • EMULEX - CONSULTORES E SERVICOS LDA (ZONA FRANCA DA MADEIRA) Subsidiary · Funchal, Portugal
    • LSI INDIA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
    • VMware Global, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • VMware International Unlimited Company Subsidiary · Ireland
    • VMware Management Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • VMWARE SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What VMware Carbon Black reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$34.4M7 Dec 31, 2018$26.7M7 Dec 31, 2017+28.9%
Accumulated depreciation$20.0M7 Dec 31, 2018$14.2M7 Dec 31, 2017+40.8%
Property and equipment, net$14.4M7 Dec 31, 2018$12.5M7 Dec 31, 2017+15.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$67.9M7 Dec 31, 2018$36.1M7 Dec 31, 2017+88.1%
Marketable securities, current$92.8M7 Dec 31, 2018
Debt securities available for sale$92.8M7 Dec 31, 2018

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$119.7M7 Dec 31, 2018$119.7M7 Dec 31, 20170%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$10.8M7 Dec 31, 2018$10.8M7 Dec 31, 20170%
Accumulated amortization$8.3M7 Dec 31, 2018$6.7M7 Dec 31, 2017+23.2%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$2.5M7 Dec 31, 2018$4.1M7 Dec 31, 2017−38.2%

The story

Carbon Black was founded as Bit9 in 2002 by Todd Brennan, Allen Hillery, and John Hanratty. The company's first CEO was George Kassabgi. In 2007, Patrick Morley, the former chief operating officer of Corel, took over as CEO.

In 2013, the company's network was broken into by malicious actors who copied a private signing key for a certificate and used it to sign malware.

In February 2014, Bit9 acquired start-up security firm Carbon Black. At the time of the acquisition, the company also raised $38.25 million in Series E funding, bringing Bit9’s total venture capital raised to approximately $120 million. The company acquired Objective Logistics in June 2015. In August 2015, the company announced that it had acquired data analytics firm Visitrend and would open a technology development center in downtown Boston. A month later, the company announced it would partner with SecureWorks, Ernst & Young, Kroll, Trustwave, and Rapid7 to provide managed security and incident response services.

The company changed its name to Carbon Black on February 1, 2016, after being known as "Bit9 + Carbon Black" for approximately two years.

In July 2016, Carbon Black announced it had acquired next-generation antivirus software provider Confer for an undisclosed sum. Prior to the deal, Confer had raised $25 million in venture funding and had more than 50 employees. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal was valued at $100 million.

On May 4, 2018, the company joined public markets, listing as "CBLK" on the Nasdaq exchange. As part of its initial public offering (IPO), Carbon Black raised approximately $152 million at a valuation of $1.25 billion. Prior to its IPO, the firm had raised $190M from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital, Sequoia, Accomplice, and Blackstone.

In October 2019, the company was acquired by VMware for $2.1 billion.

On November 22, 2023, Broadcom Inc. acquired VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at US$69 billion.

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In March of 2024, Broadcom merged its existing Symantec security assets with Carbon Black assets to form the Enterprise Security Group.

From Wikipedia’s article on VMware Carbon Black, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led VMware Carbon Black, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Patrick Morley2018–2019

President

  1. Patrick Morley2018–2019
20052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (13)

Products and brands

  • computer security software

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • BIT9, INC.Apr 13, 2011 to Oct 14, 20155
  • BIT9 INCJun 8, 2006 to Jun 2, 20105

Timeline

  1. May 3, 2018New chief executive Patrick Morley becomes CEO8
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How VMware Carbon Black is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCarbon Black, Inc.2
  • CIK0001366527
  • Employer ID (EIN)55-08101662
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>emerging growth company2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)7372 Services-Prepackaged Software2
  • Business address1100 Winter St., Waltham, MA 024512
  • Phone617-393-74002
  • Shares outstanding73,549,186 as of Jul 31, 201921
  • Public float$1.2B as of Jun 30, 20187
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 8, 20062
  • Filings187 in all: 4 (85), 3 (18), 8-K (12), SC TO-C (7), D (6), 10-Q (5), SC 13G (5), SC TO-T/A (5)2
    All 35 form types

    CORRESP (4), SC 14D9/A (4), UPLOAD (3), 3/A (2), 8-K/A (2), DRS/A (2), DRSLTR (2), REGDEX (2), S-1/A (2), S-8 (2), S-8 POS (2), SC14D9C (2), 10-K (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), D/A (1), DEF 14A (1), DEFA14A (1), DRS (1), EFFECT (1), S-1 (1), SC 13G/A (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-T (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 8, 2019
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 1, 2019
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 29, 2019
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 10, 2019

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