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VMware Carbon Black vs CrowdStrike Falcon (2024): Which Tool Is Best For Your Business?
2024-07-19 12:00

VMware's Carbon Black EDR and CrowdStrike's Falcon products are two top EDR solutions with features that can help to improve an organization's security posture. For pricing, VMWare doesn't explicitly provide pricing for its Carbon Black EDR products.

VMware warns admins of critical Carbon Black App Control flaw
2023-02-22 17:12

VMware has released a critical security upgrade to address a critical injection vulnerability that impacts several versions of Carbon Black App Control for Windows. Carbon Black App Control is a suite designed to help large organizations ensure that its critical endpoints run only trusted and approved software.

VMware patches critical injection flaw in Carbon Black App Control (CVE-2023-20858)
2023-02-22 12:01

VMware has fixed a critical vulnerability in Carbon Black App Control, its enterprise solution for preventing untrusted software from executing on critical systems and endpoints. Even though the flaw has been privately reported to VMware, and there is no mention of it being actively exploited, admins are urged to upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible.

VMware Patches Critical Vulnerability in Carbon Black App Control Product
2023-02-22 04:55

VMware on Tuesday released patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting its Carbon Black App Control product. Tracked as CVE-2023-20858, the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10 and impacts App Control versions 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 8.9.x. The virtualization services provider describes the issue as an injection vulnerability.

VMware confirms Carbon Black causes BSODs, boot loops on Windows
2022-08-24 16:08

VMware has admitted an update on some versions of its Carbon Black endpoint solution is responsible for BSODs and boot loops on Windows machines after multiple organizations were affected by the problem. The problem surfaced yesterday, with threat hunter Tim Geschwindt stating on Twitter he knew of about 50 organizations struggling with the issue, and saying the Carbon Black endpoint solution was "Causing blue screens of death for devices running sensor version 3.7.0.1253".

VMware Carbon Black causing BSOD crashes on Windows
2022-08-23 21:42

Windows servers and workstations at dozens of organizations started to crash earlier today because of an issue caused by certain versions of VMware's Carbon Black endpoint security solution. The root of the problem is a ruleset deployed today to Carbon Black Cloud Sensor 3.6.0.1979 - 3.8.0.398 that causes devices to crash and show a blue screen at startup, denying access to them.

SentinelOne vs Carbon Black: Compare EDR software
2022-05-13 15:50

SentinelOne and Carbon Black combine aspects of both endpoint management software and antivirus tools to detect, analyze and purge malicious activity from endpoint devices. SentinelOne vs. Carbon Black: Feature comparison FeatureSentinelOneCarbon Black MITRE Engenuity EvaluationHigh number of detectionsMissed detections Threat huntingYesYes Single agentYesNo Feature parity across OSYesNo Cloud dependentNoYes Head-to-head comparison: SentinelOne vs. Carbon Black Threat hunting.

Microsoft Defender vs Carbon Black: EDR software comparison
2022-05-06 17:11

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, formerly known as Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, is the tech giant's enterprise endpoint security platform. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is an EDR software solution that consolidates multiple endpoint security features into a single platform.

VMware fixes command injection, file upload flaws in Carbon Black security tool
2022-03-23 23:30

VMware has patched two security flaws, an OS command injection vulnerability and a file upload hole, in its Carbon Black App Control security product running on Windows. According to VMware, it could allow authenticated attackers with high privileges and network access to the VMware App Control administration interface to remotely execute commands on the server.

VMware Issues Patches for Critical Flaws Affecting Carbon Black App Control
2022-03-23 20:38

VMware on Wednesday released software updates to plug two critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Carbon Black App Control platform that could be abused by a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code on affected installations in Windows systems. VMware Carbon Black App Control is an application allow listing solution that's used to lock down servers and critical systems, prevent unwanted changes, and ensure continuous compliance with regulatory mandates.