Embedding CyberArk’s PAM into its core platform, Palo Alto is sharpening its Zero Trust posture and intensifying competition in the identity security market.

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Palo Alto Networks completed its $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk, integrating privileged access management (PAM) and identity security into its core platform. The deal addresses identity as the new security perimeter in cloud-first environments, enabling unified control over human, machine, and AI identities. CyberArk will continue as a standalone offering while being integrated into Palo Alto's ecosystem, strengthening Zero Trust capabilities and positioning the company to compete with Microsoft and Okta in the identity security market.

Palo Alto closes privileged access gap with $25B CyberArk acquisition