Waltham-based cybersecurity firm Carbon Black is taking an even greater aim at Symantec and other major competitors with its acquisition of Confer, a venture-backed, next-generation antivirus company based in Southborough. Carbon Black announced the deal on Tuesday, making it...

Cybersecurity provider Carbon Black Inc. is acquiring Confer Technologies Inc. for roughly $100 million in stock, aiming to bolster its products to reach across the spectrum of an enterprise’s security needs.