Palo Alto Networks completes acquisition of CyberArk

Palo Alto Networks has acquired CyberArk, establishing identity security as a core pillar of its platformisation strategy.

The acquisition of CyberArk extends privilege security controls beyond a narrow set of administrators to every identity across the enterprise.

By democratising privileged access across human, machine and AI identities, organisations can reduce standing privileges, limit lateral movement and stop identity-based attacks faster, according to Palo Alto, with the cybersecurity vendor claiming that companies using identity-driven security controls can accelerate breach response by up to 80% by preventing attackers from abusing credentials and excessive access.

CyberArk's Identity Security solutions will continue to be available as a standalone platform. In addition, integration is underway to infuse CyberArk's capabilities into the Palo Alto Networks security ecosystem.

Existing customers will experience no disruption and will benefit from an accelerated roadmap focused on resilience, operational efficiency and improved security outcomes, Palo Alto states.

"The emerging wave of AI agents will require us to secure every identity—human, machine, and agent. This is why we moved decisively by announcing our intent to acquire CyberArk last July and am excited to have product integration begin," Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, said.

"For our customers, this means the end of 'identity silos.' They can now manage privileged access across their entire hybrid cloud environment from the same company they trust for Network Security and Security Operations—to ensure they are secure in the AI era," he said.

"Joining forces with Palo Alto Networks creates the definitive cyber guardian for the modern enterprise," Matt Cohen, CEO of CyberArk, said.

"This is a win-win: our customers gain access to the world's most comprehensive security portfolio, and our employees join a global innovation engine. Together, we are creating the most robust combination of proven technologies to stop identity-driven breaches."