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VMware Carbon Black

ThreatDefence integrates with VMware Carbon Black Cloud to collect alerts and endpoint telemetry for continuous monitoring and threat detection.


Integration Steps

Step 1 — Create a Custom Access Level

  1. Sign in to the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Console.

  2. Navigate to Settings → API Access.

  3. On the Access Levels tab, click Add Access Level.

  4. Configure:

    • Name: e.g., ThreatDefence Carbon Black

    • Description: e.g., Access level for ThreatDefence SIEM integration

    • Permissions:

      • In the Alerts row → General Information → set READ

Note: Selecting this automatically sets the "Copy permissions from" field to Custom.

  1. Click Save.


Step 2 — Create an API Key

  1. Go to Settings → API Access → API Keys tab.

  2. Click Add API Key.

  3. Configure:

    • Name: e.g., ThreatDefence API

    • Access Level type: Custom

    • Custom Access Level: select the one created in Step 1

  4. Save the key and record the following securely:

    • API ID

    • API Secret Key

    • ORG Key

    • ORG ID

    • Hostname / Base API URL

These credentials will be used by ThreatDefence to establish secure API-based collection.


Step 3 — Provide Credentials to ThreatDefence

Open a support request via the ThreatDefence Service Desk and include:

  • API ID

  • API Secret Key

  • ORG Key

  • ORG ID

  • Hostname (API URL)

Once provided, ThreatDefence will:

  • Validate API connectivity.

  • Onboard Carbon Black telemetry into your SIEM view.

  • Confirm ingestion of alerts and endpoint activity logs.


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