CyberArk
Israeli identity-security company acquired by Palo Alto Networks
| CyberArk
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Acquired (by Palo Alto Networks) |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder(s) | Udi Mokady, Alon Cohen |
| Industry | Identity security / privileged access management |
CyberArk is an Israeli identity-security company founded in 1999 by Udi Mokady and Alon Cohen. It specialised in privileged access management and related identity controls. In a June 2026 Ctech interview after the merger closed, Mokady said Cohen "enlisted in the IDF's central computer and information systems unit, and I joined Unit 8200, before it was considered a glamorous unit." Mokady founded and led the company for about twenty-seven years through roles including COO, CEO, president and chairman.[1]
Sale to Palo Alto Networks
Ctech reported a $25 billion sale to Palo Alto Networks, with the merger completed by May 2026 in Mokady's account. Drop Site News also described Mokady as a Unit 8200 alum in covering the CyberArk purchase and Palo Alto's wider Israeli acquisition pattern.[1][2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diana Bahur Nir, "There's a price where you have to say yes": CyberArk founder on the $25 billion Palo Alto deal, Ctech, 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Murtaza Hussain, Hundreds of Former Israeli Spies Are Working in Big Tech, Drop Site News, 13 August 2025.