CyberArk shares jump as much as 18% on report of Palo Alto Networks takeover talks

  • Palo Alto Networks has held talks to buy Cyberark for over $20 billion in a deal that would bring together two big players in security, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nikesh Arora, who joined as Palo Alto Networks' CEO in 2018, has been on a buying spree in recent years, but Cyberark would represent by far his biggest bet.