Carbon Black Secures Investment From Blackstone to Launch 9-in-1 Software Solution for Security & Business Intelligence
World’s First Computer ‘Surveillance Camera’ Answers Vital Security Questions for Entire Organizations
NEW YORK, April 22, 2013. Carbon Black, a leading provider of information security technology, announced on Monday an investment from Blackstone (NYSE:BX) that has led to the development and launch of “Carbon Black 3.0,” a 9-in-1 software solution that answers, in real time, vital security and business questions.
Billed as the world’s first ‘surveillance camera’ for computers, “Carbon Black 3.0” collects and retains key pieces of information that security and business professionals can use to better understand the safety and efficiency of their enterprises.
“Carbon Black will be a strategic infrastructure intelligence solution for Blackstone and our portfolio companies,” said Bill Murphy, Chief Technology Officer of Blackstone. “Knowing what is happening in our infrastructure helps us with security but also informs the overall health of our technology environment. We believe Carbon Black will become a must-have security asset and set the standard for information security solutions.”
“Carbon Black’s initial success and their innovative approach to providing incident response intelligence made this a very attractive partnership for Blackstone,” said Jay Leek, Blackstone’s Chief Information Security Officer. “We look forward to working with the Carbon Black team as they continue to flourish in the industry.”
Following Blackstone’s investment in the fall of 2012, Carbon Black began developing “Carbon Black 3.0,” which launched today as a lightweight, scalable solution that provides enterprise-wide visibility and historical traceability. As a result, technology professionals can use “Carbon Black 3.0” to conclusively and precisely answer critical questions when investigating a security breach or any another change to their computing infrastructure.
“With ‘Carbon Black 3.0,’ answers to these critical questions can be obtained in a matter of seconds, even if the breach occurred months ago,” said Carbon Black CEO, Michael Viscuso. “Previously, questions like these would take hours, even days, to answer; costing companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra IR costs unnecessarily. Carbon Black’s answers are helping today’s companies prepare for the inevitable breach and respond with confidence.”
“Carbon Black 3.0” also functions as a comprehensive 9-in-1 business solution.
“Carbon Black 3.0” provides organizational leaders with key answers to questions involving:
â— Breach Preparation
â— Malware Detection
â— Incident Response
â— Vulnerability Assessment
â— Patch Management
â— New Application Notification
â— File & Registry Integrity Monitoring
â— Policy Enforcement
â— License Management.
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Blackstone Contact:
Oriane Schwartzman
212 390 2250
[email protected]
Carbon Black Contact:
Ryan Murphy
917 693 2788
[email protected]
About Blackstone
Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, the companies we advise and the broader global economy. We do this through the commitment of our extraordinary people and flexible capital. Our alternative asset management businesses include the management of private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge fund solutions, credit-focused funds and closed-end funds. Blackstone also provides various financial advisory services, including financial and strategic advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow us on Twitter @Blackstone.
About Carbon Black
Carbon Black was established in 2011 as a subsidiary of Kyrus, a leading computer security services provider. For more information visit carbonblack.com or use the hashtag #CbAnswers on Twitter.