Some Legends Are True

How two pioneering cybersecurity legacies continue to redefine cybersecurity for all

Bringing together two industry giants is no easy task, especially when the goal isn’t to merge them into one entity but to unite their distinctive strengths and complementary offerings. And these weren’t just any organizations—they were icons in their field.

When we undertook the historic mission of integrating Symantec and Carbon Black to establish Broadcom’s new Enterprise Security Group, we understood the transformative potential this could hold for the organizations we serve and the broader industry. With this in mind, we have been intentional in preserving the unique legacies of these two renowned brands while strategically combining their impressive portfolios and driving continuous innovation to deliver the most comprehensive suite of market-leading security solutions.

Two security pioneers emerge

Symantec

Symantec has long been a cornerstone of the cybersecurity industry, shaping its landscape for over four decades. Established in 1982, the company originally concentrated on artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing.

However, a pivotal shift occurred two years later when Symantec merged with C&E Software, redirecting its efforts toward software development. In 1990, the acquisition of Peter Norton Computing marked a significant turning point as the company began to focus on corporate security solutions.

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Symantec pursued a strategy of strategic acquisitions to bolster its offerings. It acquired leading security solution providers like Vontu, Elastica, Blue Coat, Skycure, Fireglass, Javelin, Luminate, and Bay Dynamics. These moves allowed Symantec to claim a leadership position in key areas such as endpoint protection, data loss prevention (DLP), email security, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) technology.

Symantec's market influence and technological achievements eventually caught the eye of Broadcom, which incorporated the company into its portfolio in 2019.

Carbon Black

In 2002, Bit9 was founded on a U.S. government hunch that the traditional, “negative” approach to security (as defined by a default reliance on stopping known threats) would ultimately fail, and a zero-trust, positive security model was needed to supplement traditional negative security tools. Carbon Black began in 2011, founded by a group of NSA offensive hackers who, recognizing that front line antivirus solutions weren’t enough to stop sophisticated threats, spawned the idea to proactively record and centrally store all endpoint activity and data.

Seeing the massive potential in these complimentary offerings, Bit9 merged with Carbon Black in 2014 and later acquired Confer in 2016, introducing the first comprehensive Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution. This success eventually led to VMware purchasing Carbon Black in 2019.

Broadcom creates a new legend

Fast forward to 2023 when Broadcom acquired VMware and in 2024, Broadcom reversed its plan to spin off Carbon Black and instead brought the company and its products into a unique cybersecurity portfolio delivered by Broadcom’s new Enterprise Security Group.

With the full R&D and marketing backing of Broadcom, this new group offers a chance for both portfolios to shine and address organizational needs of all shapes and sizes. Instead of costly, all-in-one offerings that include mediocre, check-the-box solutions, Broadcom provides an array of market-leading solutions that fit virtually any price point–and more importantly, pain point.

Symantec delivers endpoint, data and network protection at scale, while Carbon Black Cloud opens the door to leading endpoint security for smaller organizations. Together, this combined portfolio provides wall-to-wall security that fights sophisticated threats, builds security resilience and makes life easier for security teams.

The cybersecurity landscape has undergone significant shifts in recent years. Advanced attackers are no longer focusing solely on large enterprises. The availability of user-friendly ransomware kits and specialized threat actor services has empowered less experienced attackers to step into the field with alarming ease. As a result, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly becoming prime targets, placing virtually any operation at risk.

In response to these evolving threats, we have reimagined our delivery model to make enterprise-grade security protections accessible to organizations of all sizes, across any industry, tech stack, resource level, capability, or compliance requirement. Regardless of where a business stands in its security maturity journey, we provide tailored solutions to meet their specific needs.

Endpoint security: endpoint security with Adaptive Protection, EDR, application control, breach assessments
Cloud security: Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), CASB.
Data security: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) on premise and cloud Network Security: Web isolation, advanced threat detection

Tried, trusted and true

Delivering on this vision takes a coordinated effort that extends beyond our own boundaries. Our answer: Launching the Catalyst Partner program, a global network of local partners and experts specially trained to guide and support organizations with Symantec and Carbon Black solutions. Equipped with everything they need to deliver our solutions within their geographies, Catalyst Partners work directly through their own channels to navigate customer deployment, ensure adoption, measure success and support all our products.

But our innovation engine doesn’t idle. We’re working tirelessly to test, refine, question and evolve our technology to withstand today’s threats. We can do this because we’re backed by one of the largest and most committed R&D operations in technology today and supported by a parent company whose market value exceeded $1 trillion in December 2024.

Symantec and Carbon Black customers around the world trust and rely on us for the strongest defenses. Quality is paramount—and our customers know we will never stop fighting for them. These are truths, and you can rely on them.

Ready for anything

Throughout this decades-long, legendary journey we’ve learned an undeniable fact: in cybersecurity, you have to be ready for anything. We’re bridging our past achievements with future innovations so our customers can pivot, evolve and outpace the next unknown threat. Because whatever is coming, we’ll be here to meet it head on—like we always have.

Because some legends are true.

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