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Cyberark V-MIL

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-11
V-MIL Score 0.12 /10 B Cyberark — BDS-1000 635
V-MIL 0.12

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

V-MIL Audit: CyberArk

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of direct bilateral contracts between CyberArk and Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD), Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police in publicly accessible procurement records 12.

CyberArk does not appear in SIBAT defence export listings as a defence manufacturer 1.

No tender awards, framework agreements, or memoranda of understanding with named Israeli security bodies have been identified.

CEO Matt Cohen publicly acknowledged in October 2023 that “a small percentage of our team has been called to military reserve duty” and expressed pride in employees serving in the IDF 2.

No FMS notification naming CyberArk as prime contractor has been identified.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

CyberArk’s product portfolio consists entirely of enterprise software including Privileged Access Manager, Endpoint Privilege Manager, Secrets Manager, and Identity Security Platform 3.

No publicly marketed ruggedised, tactical, mil-spec, or purpose-built military hardware variants identified 3.

CyberArk holds government certifications including NIAP certification, inclusion in DoD UC APL, and Army Networthiness certificate, marketed toward government customers 3.

No evidence of purpose-built, contract-modified product lines supplied exclusively to Israeli security bodies has been identified.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

No public evidence identified. CyberArk is a pure-play software company and does not manufacture, supply, or operate heavy machinery, construction equipment, vehicles, or built infrastructure.

No equipment presence documented in Israeli settlements, the separation barrier, or occupied territories.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

CyberArk is a confirmed member of the Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium (IC3), established in 2016 under Israeli Ministry of Economy and led by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a state-owned defence prime contractor 145.

Matrix IT Ltd. is a confirmed CyberArk authorized reseller in Israel 67.

Who Profits documentation confirms Matrix IT provides computing services and products to Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israeli military, Israeli Air Force, Israeli Navy, Military Intelligence Directorate, Directorate of Defense Research and Development, Israel Prison Service, IAI, Rafael, and Elbit 6.

Matrix IT subsidiary (Matrix I.T. Global Services Ltd.) is located in Modi’in Illit settlement in the West Bank and provides services to Ariel University (settlement); it formerly operated under the name “Talpiot” after an IDF elite unit 6.

No evidence identified of direct joint development programmes, co-production agreements, or technology transfer arrangements between CyberArk and Israeli defence primes.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of CyberArk providing catering, transport, fuel, waste management, freight, or facilities management services to military installations.

CyberArk operates an R&D centre at Gav-Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park in Beer-Sheva, established May 2021 and expanded in April 2022 to 720 square metres targeting 100 employees 3.

The park co-locates the IDF C4I Corps and Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, but this geographic proximity does not constitute a service contract 3.

Matrix IT (the reseller) won a tender to provide SAP BTP solutions within the Israeli government Project Nimbus cloud framework valued at $1.2 billion involving AWS and Google 68.

No direct CyberArk involvement in Project Nimbus has been confirmed 68.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified of CyberArk functioning as prime contractor, licensed manufacturer, sub-system supplier, or component provider for any lethal or strategic platform including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, F-35, Merkava, Heron UAV, or naval vessels.

No supply of munitions, explosive ordnance, guidance electronics, fire-control systems, or weapons-integration software to Israeli defence end-users identified.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

Export to Palestinian Authority Territories requires prior approval from Israeli Ministry of Defence according to CyberArk’s public documentation; the company lists restricted countries including Iran, Lebanon, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, and Sudan 9.

No publicly identified US BIS export licence grants, denials, suspensions, or revocations for CyberArk products to Israeli military end-users have been identified.

No investigations, citations, or enforcement actions related to arms embargo compliance identified.

No court proceedings, judicial reviews, or legal challenges related to defence supply relationships identified.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

CyberArk is NOT listed in the UN OHCHR business and human rights database of companies involved in settlement activity (2025 update, 158 companies) 10.

However, Matrix IT Ltd. IS listed in the UN OHCHR database (Entry #96) for activities (e) and (g) 610.

No dedicated published Who Profits profile for CyberArk identified 6.

CyberArk is listed as a “Challenging” category campaign target on the Palestinian Genocide Boycott Profile 11.

Glasgow Caledonian University student union voted in October 2024 to end a three-year CyberArk MFA contract worth £1,436,210.32 (signed November 2023), citing IDF ties 12.

Controlling Principals — Defence Ties: Udi Mokady (Co-founder, Executive Chairman) is a confirmed Unit 8200 alumnus (IDF Military Intelligence, signals intelligence, hacking, encryption) 1314.

Omer Grossman (Chief Trust Officer) is a former Head of IDF Cyber Defense Operations Center and Head of Mamram (IDF’s central cloud and data centre) with 25+ years of IDF service 1516.

Alon Cohen (Co-founder) served in IDF Mamram computing units 14.

Matt Cohen (CEO) publicly expressed support for IDF reservist employees after October 7, 2023 2.

Gadi Tiresh (Lead Independent Director) is Managing Partner of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), a major early investor holding approximately 46% at IPO; no additional defence affiliations identified beyond venture capital activities 17.

Palo Alto Networks completed acquisition of CyberArk on February 11, 2026, for $25 billion (cash-and-stock deal approved by shareholders November 13, 2025) 1819.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/44291 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/our-hearts-are-broken-but-we-will-prevail ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. https://nocamels.com/2022/04/cyberark-expansion-beersheba-center ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  4. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-694225 ↩

  5. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iai_cyber-security-ic3-activity-6889558561832144896-T2uz ↩

  6. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/4009 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  7. https://www.cyberark.com/partner-finder/bynet-data-communications ↩

  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nimbus ↩ ↩2

  9. https://docs.cyberark.com/welcome/latest/en/content/resources/frontmatter/cc_restrictedaccess.htm ↩

  10. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩ ↩2

  11. https://palestiniangenocide.org/boycott/companies/cyberark ↩

  12. https://www.gcustudents.co.uk/thestudentvoice/gcu-should-not-renew-the-contract-with-cyberark ↩

  13. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-technology-palo-alto-networks-microsoft-unit-8200 ↩

  14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udi_Mokady ↩ ↩2

  15. https://www.cyberark.com/cio-connection ↩

  16. https://www.forbes.com/profile/Omer-Grossman-Chief-Trust-Officer-CyberArk/2e392280-5a28-494d-b3eb-0781cbee7494 ↩

  17. https://www.cyberark.com/press/cyberark-announces-changes-to-board-of-directors ↩

  18. https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-second-biggest-exit-in-israeli-history-palo-alto-buys-cyberark-for-25-billion/ ↩

  19. https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2026/palo-alto-networks-completes-acquisition-of-cyberark-to-secure-the-ai-era ↩