Palo Alto completes $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk

"Palo Alto Networks has officially completed its $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk. Identity security will now become a core pillar of Palo Alto's platform offering. The deal, announced in July 2025, was completed faster than expected due to German approval. The acquisition adds more than 10,000 CyberArk customers to Palo Alto's customer base. These organizations use the platform for identity security, with a focus on Privileged Access Management. The offering focuses on securing human, machine, and AI identities."

"Identity security has become increasingly important for modern businesses. Machine identities outnumber human identities by a factor of 80 to 1, according to figures. At the same time, 75 percent of organizations acknowledge that their human identities are managed using outdated privilege models. The acquisition of CyberArk should help organizations address this shift. By extending privileged access security controls to all identities in an organization, companies can reduce permanent, always-active administrative rights and limit lateral movement."

Palo Alto Networks completed a $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk, making identity security a core pillar of its platform. The deal, announced in July 2025, closed faster than expected after German approval. The acquisition adds more than 10,000 CyberArk customers and focuses on securing human, machine, and AI identities and Privileged Access Management. Machine identities outnumber human identities 80-to-1, while 75 percent of organizations still use outdated human privilege models. Extending privileged access controls across all identities aims to reduce permanent administrative rights, limit lateral movement, and accelerate breach response by up to 80 percent. CyberArk will remain available as a standalone solution while integration proceeds with no expected customer disruption.

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