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HP V-DIG

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-01
V-DIG Score 7.00 /10 B HP — BDS-1000 659
V-DIG 7.00

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

HP Inc Domain Audit — V-DIG Audit Phase

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) maintains several vendor relationships with Israeli-origin cybersecurity companies that integrate into its commercial product ecosystem. The most significant partnership is HP Sure Sense, which utilizes Deep Instinct’s AI-powered endpoint protection engine on EliteBook and ZBook business laptops 1. This partnership was valued at approximately $150 million over a four-year period spanning 2019 to 2023 1. Deep Instinct is an Israeli-founded cybersecurity company with headquarters in Tel Aviv, and its deep learning framework provides real-time malware detection capabilities for HP’s commercial laptop fleet 1.

HP Inc’s Amplify partner programme includes Israeli resellers and distributors within its channel network 2. However, no evidence has been identified indicating that these Israeli channel partners serve as primary providers of Israeli-origin security technology deployed within HP Inc’s internal corporate infrastructure 2. Other Israeli cybersecurity firms, including Check Point, CyberArk, SentinelOne, and Wiz, appear in HP Inc’s partner ecosystem as channel partners through resale relationships rather than as internal deployment platforms 1.

The 2015 corporate split created two distinct publicly traded entities: HP Inc (consumer PCs, printers, and commercial devices) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (enterprise infrastructure and services) 3. The enterprise services business, including legacy Israeli government contracts, was retained by HPE rather than HP Inc 3. HP Inc is the target entity for this audit, though some findings below distinguish between the two entities where relevant for context.

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

Prior to the 2015 corporate split, Hewlett-Packard Company (through its HP Enterprise Services division) provided IT systems to the Israeli Population Registry, Israeli Police, and Israeli Prison Service 456. The Basel System, a biometric checkpoint control system, was provided via EDS (Electronic Data Systems), which later became part of HPE following the corporate split 4. The Basel System was retired at the end of 2016 4. These legacy contracts transferred to HPE post-2015, and subsequently to DXC Technology (formed in 2017), before DXC’s Israeli subsidiary was sold to the Ness/Hilan Group in 2022 78.

Regarding HP Inc’s current operations in this domain, no public evidence has been identified of HP Inc deploying facial recognition, biometric identification, or behavioral analytics technologies of Israeli origin for retail, loss prevention, or store analytics applications 2. HP Inc does not publicly disclose whether HP Wolf Security telemetry from enterprise customers in Israel is processed within Israeli jurisdiction, and this detail is not addressed in available product documentation or privacy policies 2.

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

HP Anyware (the company’s cloud PC and virtual desktop delivery platform) supports “Israel Central” as a data residency region within its Middle East geography 9. This configuration allows enterprise customers to route virtual desktop sessions through data center infrastructure located in Israel 9. HP Anyware operates as a virtual desktop delivery platform and is not a hyperscaler cloud infrastructure service 9.

HP Inc does not operate a public cloud infrastructure business and does not function as a cloud service provider comparable to AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure 9. No public evidence has been identified of HP Inc operating, leasing, or co-locating data center infrastructure within Israel beyond the HP Anyware regional configuration 2.

HP Inc is not a participant in Project Nimbus, which is the Israeli sovereign cloud programme awarded to AWS and Google Cloud in 2021 2. The Project Nimbus contract provides government-grade cloud services to Israeli government ministries and entities, and HP Inc’s name does not appear in the publicly documented awardee list 2.

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), not HP Inc, maintains active contracts with Israeli government and security sector entities. HPE provides servers, software, and maintenance services to the Israeli Military, Israeli Police, Israeli Prison Service, and the Israeli Population Registry 2. In July 2024, HPE was selected by the Israeli military to lead a new military server farm project, providing hardware and managing the selection of construction contractors 2.

The Israeli Police contract, valued at approximately NIS 4 million, operated from 2021 to 2024 and was extended in January 2024 for an additional NIS 4 million covering 2024 to 2026, with HPE as sole supplier 2. The Israeli Prison Service contract covers equipment and maintenance valued at NIS 445,000 for the period March 2025 through February 2026 2. HPE serves as sole supplier of Itanium servers for the Israeli Population Registry (Aviv System), with a contract from May 2023 through June 2026 valued at NIS 3,829,410 (approximately $818,000) 2.

For the Israeli Biometric Database, HPE is sole supplier of computing infrastructure to the Israel National Digital Agency through a contract running from May 2025 to May 2028, valued at NIS 3,129,750 2.

Regarding HP Inc specifically, no verified contracts between HP Inc (the post-2015 PC and printing entity) and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, IDF, or intelligence agencies have been identified for the period 2015 through 2025 2. HP Inc’s business focus remains on personal computers, commercial devices, and printing solutions rather than government IT services.

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

HP Sure Sense integrates Deep Instinct’s AI and deep learning engine for endpoint malware detection on HP commercial laptops, with the technology originating from Israeli research and development operations 1. This represents the primary AI integration between HP Inc and an Israeli-origin technology provider.

HP Labs maintains a research facility on the Technion campus in Haifa, Israel 10. The facility focuses on imaging science, learning, and automation technologies oriented toward commercial printing applications 10. No evidence has been identified of HP Labs Israel conducting defense, intelligence, or surveillance-related research collaboration 10.

No public evidence has been identified of HP Inc providing AI, machine learning, computer vision, or autonomous decision-support systems directly to Israeli state, military, or security bodies 2.

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

HP Inc maintains significant operational presence in Israel through its subsidiary divisions. The HP Indigo Division, one of HP’s largest non-US locations, maintains headquarters and manufacturing operations in Ness Ziona/Rehovot, Israel, employing approximately 3,000 people 11. The Indigo division manufactures digital presses for commercial printing and represents a major component of HP’s industrial printing portfolio 11. HP Indigo was acquired between 2002 and 2004; the company was originally founded by Benny Landa in Israel 11.

HP Scitex, acquired in 2005, maintains research and development and manufacturing operations in Netanya, Israel 2. HP Labs Israel operates from the Technion campus in Haifa, confirming continued operational status through at least 2023 10. HP Labs Israel collaborates with Technion on research topics including printing science, computer vision, and machine learning 10.

Regarding corporate acquisitions of Israeli companies, HP Indigo (2002–2004) and HP Scitex (2005) represent HP Inc’s acquisitions of Israeli-origin digital printing companies 112. HPE (a separate entity from HP Inc) acquired Israeli cloud security company Axis Security in March 2023 for approximately $500 million, integrating it into Aruba Networking for Secure Access Service Edge offerings 1213.

HP launched an investment arm in the United States and Israel in 2016 14. HP Inc completed the acquisition of Poly (formerly Plantronics) in August 2022, expanding its portfolio of audio and video collaboration equipment 15.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

The Who Profits organization has documented HP (both pre- and post-split) involvement in Israeli occupation infrastructure through the Population Registry, police, prison, and biometric systems 256. The organization acknowledges the 2015 corporate split and attributes legacy enterprise services contracts to HPE and subsequently DXC, distinguishing these from HP Inc’s current operations 23.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement maintains HP as a boycott target, citing: (1) pre-2020 biometric checkpoint technology provision, (2) IT services to the Israeli Prison Service, and (3) ongoing Israeli manufacturing presence 16. These campaign materials have not uniformly updated attribution following the 2015 corporate split, and some campaign references to “HP” predate the split between HP Inc and HPE.

Notably, HP Inc, HPE, and DXC are not listed in the February 2023 UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in Israeli settlement activities 17. The database contains 158 companies; these IT services firms are excluded despite active Israeli government contracts, suggesting the OHCHR methodology focuses on settlement-related commercial activities rather than government IT services broadly 17.

No public evidence has been identified of HP Inc changing operations following the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion in July 2024 or the International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued in November 2024 2. No public statements, operational changes, or strategy shifts by HP Inc responsive to these legal developments have been identified in available documentation.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/hp-deepinstinct-idUSL5N26C1H9 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3774 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20

  3. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/124 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/hewlett-packard ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/157 ↩ ↩2

  6. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/127 ↩ ↩2

  7. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/160 ↩

  8. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/hilan ↩

  9. https://anyware.hp.com/web-help/anyware_manager_enterprise/ame-overview/ame-regions ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  10. https://shiftleft.com/mirrors/www.hpl.hp.com/israel.1 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Indigo_Division ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  12. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-hpe-buys-israeli-co-axis-security-for-500m-1001440101 ↩

  13. https://www.finsmes.com/2023/03/hewlett-packard-enterprise-acquires-axis-security.html ↩

  14. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-hp-launches-investment-arm-in-us-israel-1001123733 ↩

  15. https://investor.hp.com/news-events/news/news-details/2022/HP-Inc.-Completes-Acquisition-of-Poly/default.aspx ↩

  16. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp ↩

  17. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6019-database-all-business-enterprises-involved-activities-detailed ↩ ↩2