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Siemens V-DIG

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-02
V-DIG Score 4.48 /10 B Siemens — BDS-1000 640
V-DIG 4.48

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

Domain Audit: Siemens AG

V-DIG Audit Phase

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

Siemens maintains a strategic partnership with Claroty, an Israeli-origin operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity company, announced in June 2018 1. The partnership integrates Claroty’s OT network monitoring platform into Siemens’ Industrial Anomaly Detection solution, and Next47 (Siemens’ venture capital arm) invested in Claroty’s Series B funding round ($60 million) in 2018 1. The partnership remains active as of 2025, with Claroty securing $150 million in Series F funding in January 2025 2.

Siemens Healthineers announced a partnership with Claroty’s Medigate platform for healthcare cybersecurity in June 2023 3. This collaboration provides end-to-end cybersecurity for healthcare environments, leveraging Medigate’s medical device discovery and security capabilities 3.

Siemens Healthineers utilizes CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) for pharmaceutical manufacturing security, as documented in a customer case study dated June 2024 4. CyberArk is an Israeli-origin privileged access management company 4.

Siemens announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft in June 2021 centered on Azure cloud platform for industrial IoT, digital twin, and manufacturing execution through MindSphere and Xcelerator ecosystems 56. No Israeli data residency specifics are documented as part of this partnership 56.

Siemens acquired Brightly Software in 2022, a US-based enterprise asset management software company 7. Siemens EDA acquired Solido Design Automation in 2021, a Canada-headquartered electronic design automation company 8.

No verified licensing, subscription, or integration agreements with Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Wiz, SentinelOne, Nice, or Verint have been identified in public records 12.

Siemens’ cloud strategy does not include participation in Project Nimbus (the Israeli sovereign cloud contract) as prime contractor, subcontractor, or platform vendor; the $1.2 billion contract is between the Israeli government and Google/Amazon only 9.

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

No verified use by Siemens AG of facial recognition, biometric identification, behavioral analytics, or gait analysis technologies from Israeli-origin vendors (Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, Trax) has been identified in corporate disclosures, trade press, or NGO investigations 1011.

No verified use by Siemens of Israeli-origin predictive policing, sentiment analysis, social media monitoring, or workforce surveillance tools has been identified 1011.

No evidence of Israeli-origin surveillance or biometric technology reaching Siemens indirectly via managed security services or bundled platform suites has been identified 1011.

No public evidence identified.

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

No evidence has been identified of Siemens AG operating, leasing, or co-locating data center infrastructure within Israel for general enterprise or cloud purposes 12.

Siemens Healthineers maintains commercial and operational presence in Israel for healthcare customers, but no dedicated data center has been documented 12.

No documented participation by Siemens in Project Nimbus as prime contractor, subcontractor, or platform vendor has been identified 9.

No evidence has been identified of Siemens marketing or contracting data sovereignty, data residency assurance, or infrastructure resilience services to Israeli state institutions 9.

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

No verified contracts between Siemens AG and Israeli Ministry of Defence, IDF, Shin Bet, or Mossad for IT systems, communications infrastructure, data hosting, or analytics have been identified in public procurement records, corporate disclosures, or investigative reporting 1011.

Siemens supplies rolling stock (DDEMU train cars) for Israel Railways under a NIS 4 billion contract (approximately $1 billion) for the A1 Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Fast Train route 13. The A1 route crosses the Green Line into occupied West Bank in two areas using occupied Palestinian land 10. Additional orders of 81 trains were placed in 2024 14.

Siemens traffic control systems are documented on Road 5, Road 443, and Road 1 at Mishor Adumim settlement industrial zone in West Bank 10. RS Industries serves as Siemens’ exclusive Israeli representative for traffic control systems, maintaining systems in tunnels beyond the Green Line (Levi Eshkol and Har HaTzofim) 10.

Through representative Orad Group, Siemens provided fire alarm and detection systems to Israel Prison Service with maintenance contracts from 2012-2023 10.

No public reports specifically describing Siemens’ commercially available technology being deployed for military targeting, intelligence collection, or law enforcement surveillance within Israel or occupied territories have been identified 1011.

Siemens is not documented as a developer, vendor, or licensor of offensive cyber capabilities or zero-day exploit tools; the company’s primary industry orientation spans industrial automation, healthcare, energy, and mobility 15.

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

No verified provision of Siemens AI, machine learning, computer vision, or autonomous decision-support systems to Israeli state, military, or security bodies has been identified 1011.

No publicly reported instances of Siemens AI or ML models being trained on civilian population data, intercepted communications, biometric databases, or surveillance-derived datasets from Israel or occupied territories have been identified 1011.

Siemens Energy operates a 73MW natural gas power plant in Israel using Israeli startup Percepto drones for autonomous inspections 16. This represents commercial-industrial use, not weapons systems 16.

Siemens’ Xcelerator platform incorporates AI-driven industrial tools built on partnerships with global hyperscalers (principally Microsoft Azure) 6. No Israel-specific AI co-development programs or Israeli state-funded AI research contracts have been identified 6.

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

Siemens Digital Industries Software maintains engineering and software development staff in Israel associated with EDA toolchain development, described as a small-to-mid-size engineering office 17. Siemens Healthineers maintains commercial and clinical operations in Israel (sales, service, clinical support) but no dedicated R&D center has been documented 12.

Next47 opened an office in Herzliya in 2020 18. Moshe Zilberstein leads Israeli investments for Next47 19. The Next47 portfolio includes Claroty (unicorn, $3 billion valuation), Bringg (unicorn), Logz.io, and proteanTecs ($51 million Series D in 2025) 19220.

No confirmed acquisition of Israeli-domiciled technology companies by Siemens AG has been identified 78. Siemens acquired Mendix (Netherlands-based) in 2018 and Brightly Software (US-based) in 2022, neither of which is Israeli-origin 7.

Technion researchers have repeatedly identified vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial controllers, with findings presented at Black Hat conferences in 2019, 2022, and 2024 21. This represents security research demonstrating vulnerabilities, not a formal R&D partnership 21. No formal IP co-development agreement, joint patent filing, or technology licensing arrangement between Siemens and Israeli academic institutions has been confirmed 21.

The Xcelerator open digital business platform integrates partners across automation, IoT, and industrial software domains 6. No Israeli-origin companies have been specifically identified as named Xcelerator ecosystem partners in public platform documentation 6.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

Siemens AG is listed in the Who Profits database with involvement categories including Settlement Enterprise, Services to the Settlements, Population Control, and Specialized Equipment and Services 1022. The primary documented basis is Siemens Mobility’s involvement in Jerusalem Light Rail and Israel Railways contracts 1022.

A verified search of the 2025 UN OHCHR Business and Human Rights database shows Siemens AG is not listed 23. The database includes companies such as Israel Railways, CAF (Spanish rail manufacturer), Motorola Solutions, and Bank Hapoalim, but Siemens does not appear 23.

Siemens (as part of CityPass consortium) withdrew from the Jerusalem Light Rail Green Line expansion tender in May 2019, along with Bombardier, Macquarie, and Alstom, due to BDS campaign pressure 24. CAF won the contract 24.

The BDS National Committee lists Siemens as an active campaign target, citing Jerusalem Light Rail contracts and Siemens Mobility’s role in connecting Israeli settlements to urban centers 24. No BDS campaign specifically targeting Siemens’ digital technology relationships (cybersecurity, cloud, AI) has been identified 24.

Siemens stated in a February 2024 response to a Who Profits letter that internal and external legal review concluded the Israel Railways transaction “was in line with our human rights due diligence obligations” 22.

Siemens Israel was fined NIS 63 million by Tel Aviv District Court in December 2021 for conspiracy to commit bribery of Israel Electric Corporation executives (1999-2004), involving $9.5 million in bribes paid 25.

Siemens allegedly signed a declaration agreeing to boycott Israel as part of a $360 million Turkish high-speed train contract in 2018 24. Siemens has denied signing any boycott declaration 24.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/06/12/1520470/0/en/siemens-selects-claroty-as-strategic-partner-for-advanced-anomaly-detection-and-invests-in-the-company.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/claroty-secures-150-million-in-series-f-funding-to-lead-charge-on-securing-the-worlds-mission-critical-infrastructure-302667496.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medigate-by-claroty-and-siemens-healthineers-collaborate-in-end-to-end-cybersecurity-301850046.html ↩ ↩2

  4. https://www.cyberark.com/resources/identity-security/is-trailblazer-061224-siemens-healthineers ↩ ↩2

  5. https://news.microsoft.com/2021/06/29/microsoft-and-siemens-ag-announce-partnership/ ↩ ↩2

  6. https://www.siemens.com/global/en/company/digital-transformation/xcelerator.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  7. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-acquires-brightly-software ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  8. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-eda-acquires-solido-design-automation ↩ ↩2

  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nimbus ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3958 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  11. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/siemens ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  12. https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-il ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  13. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/feature/siemens-and-israel-railways-sign-contract-60-double-decker-regional-trains ↩

  14. https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/2024/02/08/israel-railways-places-rolling-stock-orders ↩

  15. https://www.siemens.com/investor/en/siemens_ar_2023.htm ↩

  16. https://www.siemens-energy.com/us/en/home/innovations/ventures/percepto.html ↩ ↩2

  17. https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=5896093e-207a-e111-ac59-00155d32a403 ↩

  18. https://nocamels.com/2020/01/siemens-venture-firm-next47-office-israel ↩

  19. https://israelvc.com/funds/next-47 ↩ ↩2

  20. https://next47.com/portfolio/ ↩

  21. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/blog/2024/08/technion-research-team-takes-control-of-siemens-secure-controllers ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  22. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3958 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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

  24. https://bdsmovement.net/news/israels-settler-railway-could-be-going-nowhere-fast ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  25. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-court-fines-siemens-israel-nis-63m-for-conspiracy-1001210594 ↩