CyberArk
Identity security and privileged access management platform
About CyberArk
CyberArk offers identity security products centered on privileged access management, secrets management, and workforce access. Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of the company, as reported by trade press. Large enterprises use it to protect administrative, machine, and AI-agent identities.
Common use cases
- Admin account protection
- Application secret management
- Machine identity security
- Compliance audits
Social listening
What people are saying about CyberArk
Reviewers value CyberArk's credential rotation, vaulting and session oversight, and buyers typically plan for integrations, reporting, deployment and support.
What stands out
- Automatic credential rotation reduces stale credentials.
- Central vault with audit trails and session monitoring.
- Granular, just-in-time access fits zero-trust approaches.
- Handles large numbers of accounts at scale.
Things to consider
- Worth confirming connectors and integration with other security tools.
- Plan for custom reporting beyond out-of-the-box options.
- Plan resources for initial deployment and on-premises upgrades.
- Worth confirming first-line support response times.
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Themes summarized from public reviews, community discussion and press coverage as of November 2026. They reflect public discussion, not a rating or an endorsement by AI Connect.
Products and services
Privileged Access Manager
Vaulting, session control, and least-privilege for admin accounts.
Secrets Management
Credential management for applications and machines.
Workforce Identity
SSO and MFA for employees.
Identity Security Platform
Unified platform across human and machine identities.
Key features
- Privileged access vault
- Session monitoring
- Secrets management
- Endpoint privilege
- Machine identity
- Just-in-time access
Integrations
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
- ServiceNow
- CrowdStrike
- Splunk
CyberArk alternatives
FAQs
Who owns CyberArk?
Palo Alto Networks completed an acquisition of the company.
What does it protect?
Privileged human accounts, machine identities, and secrets.
How is it sold?
Subscription or licenses, via sales.

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