VMware, Inc.

VMware Carbon Black EDR

7.3 /10

What is VMware Carbon Black EDR?

Carbon Black EDR is an incident response and threat hunting solution designed for security operations center (SOC) teams with offline environments or on-premises requirements. Carbon Black EDR continuously records and stores comprehensive endpoint activity data, so that security professionals can hunt threats in real time and visualize the complete attack kill chain. It leverages the VMware Carbon Black Cloud’s aggregated threat intelligence, which is applied to the endpoint activity system of record for evidence and detection of these identified threats and patterns of behavior

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VMware Carbon Black EDR Ratings

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79 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

69 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love VMware Carbon Black EDR?

8% Negative

0% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Fair
Altruistic
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Whitelisting Blacklisting

Intrusion Detection Prevention

IOC Consumption

IOC Tools

Automated Threat Response

Continuous Monitoring

Malware Identification Accuracy

Machine Learning

Agent Efficiency

Behavioural Analytics

Task Prioritization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 72

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

VMware Carbon Black EDR Reviews

Tanvi P.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Can have more functionalities in their console

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates VMware Carbon Black EDR from other similar products?

Their endpoint detection and response rate is top notch

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that security provided is very reliable. Its quite enhanced.

What do you dislike most about this product?

You can't setup and configure the tool on your own due to certain types of complexities and hence you would need a support hand to walk you through.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Reliable but not easy to use in the first go. Can become handy with subsequent uses.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Caring
Client's Interest First

Goodness C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Reliable Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates VMware Carbon Black EDR from other similar products?

1 - Advanced threat detection and response capabilities: Carbon Black EDR uses a variety of advanced technologies to detect and respond to threats, including machine learning, behavioral analysis, and live response. This makes Carbon Black EDR very effective at detecting and blocking even the most sophisticated malware threats. 2 - Comprehensive visibility: Carbon Black EDR provides comprehensive visibility into endpoint activity, including file changes, registry changes, and network connections. This gives security analysts the information they need to quickly identify and investigate threats. 3 - Automated threat hunting

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of VMware Carbon Black EDR is its comprehensive visibility. Carbon Black EDR provides visibility into a wide range of endpoint activity, including file changes, registry changes, network connections, and process activity. This gives security analysts the information they need to quickly identify and investigate threats. I also appreciate that Carbon Black EDR is easy to use. The platform is well-designed and intuitive to navigate. This makes it a good choice for organizations of all sizes, including those with limited security resources. Finally, I am impressed with the scalability of Carbon Black EDR.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The main thing I dislike about VMware Carbon Black EDR is its cost. It is a premium EDR solution, and it can be expensive for smaller organizations. Also, VMware Carbon Black EDR is a complex product, and it can be difficult to set up and configure. Resource requirements: VMware Carbon Black EDR requires a significant amount of hardware and software resources to run effectively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate your needs and requirements. Before you choose any EDR product, it's important to evaluate your organization's specific needs and requirements. Consider the size of your organization, the types of devices you need to protect, and the types of threats you're most concerned about. Use VMware's support resources. VMware offers a variety of support resources, including online documentation, knowledge bases, and support tickets. If you have any problems with Carbon Black EDR, be sure to take advantage of these resources.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

siddharth s.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

Powerful Endpoint Detection and Response solution

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates VMware Carbon Black EDR from other similar products?

VMware Carbon Black EDR stands out from other similar products with its robust feature set, advanced threat hunting capabilities,

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

VMware Carbon Black EDR that many appreciate is its comprehensive threat visibility and advanced analytics capabilities

What do you dislike most about this product?

i dislike complexity of the initial setup and configuration process of VMware Carbon Black EDR

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

i recommend this to startups

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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79 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

69 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+89 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Whitelisting Blacklisting Whitelisting and blacklisting of applications and websites that are either certified to be safe, or suspected to be malicious.

Intrusion Detection Prevention Through event monitoring, the detection, countermeasure and prevention of possible security incidents or threats.

IOC Consumption Ability to consume IOCs.

IOC Tools Full export capabilities are simple to execute.

Automated Threat Response Automatic response to threats.

Continuous Monitoring Allows customers to select specific third parties which are continuously monitored, with alerts generated for significant changes in risk scores

Malware Identification Accuracy Malware identification and fingerprinting can provide extensive and deep indicators and analysis of malware detected.

Machine Learning Can provide deep behavioural insights.

Agent Efficiency Agents are lightweight and create few conflicts or performance impacts.

Behavioural Analytics Includes real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting on user behaviour.

Task Prioritization Ability to assign a priority to tasks.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

VMware Carbon Black EDR Reviews

Tanvi P.

Can have more functionalities in their console

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Goodness C.

Reliable Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

siddharth s.

Powerful Endpoint Detection and Response solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Machine Learning

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