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VMware Carbon Black Endpoint pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint uses minimal resources and operates almost invisibly for users.
It excels in behavioral monitoring to prevent malicious events before they occur and effectively visualizes attack chains.
With advanced features like Alert Triage and live response, it enhances security and allows for immediate remediation.
The tool boasts robust machine learning and behavioral analytics for advanced threat detection and response.
Its capabilities include blocking vulnerable sites and integrating threat intelligence for a comprehensive security strategy.

CONS

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint needs improvement in integration with AlienVault and lacks support for on-premise installations.
It does not effectively integrate with Palo Alto firewalls and does not support firewalls, influencing users to consider other options like Cortex XDR for better integration capabilities.
Stability issues with version releases persist with reports indicating unresolved bugs even after multiple new versions.
Deployment is complex, requiring significant expertise and the entire process needs to be simplified.
Pricing for VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is considered high and there is demand for more competitive pricing to align with market standards.
 

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Pros review quotes

it_user830586 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 7, 2018
The software uses very few resources; it is almost invisible to the end user.
it_user835107 - PeerSpot reviewer
Incident Response Analyst at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Mar 11, 2018
​Provides visibility into the chain of attack and threats that use valid operating system processes to execute attacks.​
JW
Senior Systems engineer at SAT
Apr 10, 2018
Carbon Black Cb Defense improved our endpoint level security. It helped to identify endpoint and infrastructure loopholes.
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AB
Executive Business Analyst & Advisor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 2, 2018
It actually does some heuristics, and some behavioral analysis.
KB
Senior Security Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 8, 2018
Carbon Black Defense has a higher detection ratio because it's cloud-based and it also does a lookup to virus total.
SrSecuria175 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Security Analyst, Enterprise Architecture and Security at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 28, 2018
The data analysis is the most valuable because of the whitelist database. It is different than standard IDS solutions.
DK
Founder/CEO at KRISTICH SECURITY SERVICES LLC
Apr 17, 2019
The biggest feature out of CarbonBlack is its ability to dive in with more depth. You can look at the entire kill chain and understand, not only if an alarm or identified incident is truly a true security issue versus a false positive, and it allows us to backtrack and figure out why it actually happened and how it got into the environment.
RA
Solutions Manager at Samir Group
Sep 29, 2019
The offline networking is the most important feature. Some of our users are engineers that work offsite, and they can still be on the solution, which is also great.
MA
Senior Manager, IT Security and Compliance / CISO at Superior Energy Services, Inc.
Oct 30, 2019
The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables.
IT
Group CIO at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 6, 2020
You can deploy it through the cloud so that even if your stuff is outside of your controlled environment, you are still under control, based on the policies you create. The policies are controlled through the cloud. For example, if I don't allow anyone to do a certain activity or to install a particular app, and a consultant or a partner who is not part of our environment is doing so, it will stop them as well.
 

VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Cons review quotes

it_user830586 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 7, 2018
The directions for Splunk are spot on, but it is difficult to find anything on integration with AlienVault,
it_user835107 - PeerSpot reviewer
Incident Response Analyst at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Mar 11, 2018
Needs improvement in the area of infrastructure for on-premise installation.​
JW
Senior Systems engineer at SAT
Apr 10, 2018
It would be a better solution if Carbon Black Cb Defense had an on-promise solution and a virus auto delete or quarantine.
Learn what your peers think about VMware Carbon Black Endpoint. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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AB
Executive Business Analyst & Advisor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 2, 2018
The tech support communicates, but it's just not with movement.
KB
Senior Security Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 8, 2018
Adding an application and a device control feature would be a great help for this solution.
SrSecuria175 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Security Analyst, Enterprise Architecture and Security at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 28, 2018
The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions.
DK
Founder/CEO at KRISTICH SECURITY SERVICES LLC
Apr 17, 2019
Carbon Black needs to do a better job of proving their platform in the industry, and providing a bit more access to do industry testing with real world examples to help prove their platform.
RA
Solutions Manager at Samir Group
Sep 29, 2019
The endpoint machines need improvement.
MA
Senior Manager, IT Security and Compliance / CISO at Superior Energy Services, Inc.
Oct 30, 2019
This solution works well but needs lots of tuning and optimization.
IT
Group CIO at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 6, 2020
As far as I know, Carbon Defense has nothing that can be installed on mobile devices. It lacks a defense solution for mobile devices, especially mobile tablets. I would like to see support for mobile devices and the pricing should be less than the pricing for a normal workstation.