Cb Defense Takes the Lead in Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV)
Carbon Black Named a Visionary in Gartner EPP Magic Quadrant
Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) – A New Approach to Endpoint Protection
Carbon Black was named a 'Visionary' in endpoint protection by Gartner; we believe our vision of Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) represents the future of endpoint protection. NGAV should exceed the capabilities of current endpoint protection solutions on the market and prevent all forms of cyberattacks, including non-malware attacks. We need a new approach.
- 53% of breaches are caused by non-malware attacks
- Machine-learning and traditional antivirus only stop malware
- Our new approach, streaming prevention, stops malware and non-malware
- Cb Defense is the only NGAV platform that uses streaming prevention
Setting a High Bar for NGAV
Carbon Black is leading the charge in defining next-generation antivirus. To effectively stop and respond to all attacks, NGAV requires:
- A prevention model that stops all attacks, malware and non-malware based
- Fully integrated detection and response capabilities that reveal threat activity in real time
- A single lightweight agent, managed from the cloud, that does not disturb end users
Cb Defense reflects the new requirements for Next-Generation Antivirus. The recently announced Spring 2017 release converges prevention, detection, response and remediation into one single platform. It uses streaming prevention, integrates Carbon Black’s market-leading detection and response capabilities and delivers the platform from a single agent, managed from a single console, delivered from the cloud.
Learn why our breakthrough prevention is the only way to stop non-malware attacks.
Cb Defense has been validated by trusted sources to support your PCI and HIPAA & HITECH compliance initiatives around anti-malware. And we're excited to tour the globe and put Cb Defense front and center for the world to see.
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Carbon Black is singularly focused on delivering the most complete endpoint security platform. We're one of the fastest growing NGAV companies in the market today, with a long history of helping organizations all over the globe protect their endpoints. We work hard to deliver the leading prevention, detection and response capabilities you need in one single, lightweight agent.
Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
30 January 2017
The endpoint protection platform provides security capabilities to protect workstations, smartphones and tablets. Security and risk management leaders of endpoint protection should investigate malware detection effectiveness, performance impact on the host machines and administrative overhead.
Strategic Planning Assumption
By 2019, EPP and EDR capabilities will have merged into a single offering, eliminating the need to buy best-of-breed products for all but the most specialized environments.
Market Definition/Description
The enterprise endpoint protection platform (EPP) is an integrated solution that has the following capabilities:
- Anti-malware
- Personal firewall
- Port and device control
EPP solutions will also often include:
- Vulnerability assessment
- Application control (see Note 1) and application sandboxing
- Enterprise mobility management (EMM)
- Memory protection
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology [...]