Alon Nisim Cohen (; born 31 May 1968) is an Israeli inventor, entrepreneur, and novelist. He is the founder and the first CEO of the cyber security company CyberArk Software Ltd. He served as the company's CEO for 14 years (1999–2012) and as chairman for 6 years (1999–2004).

Biography

Cohen was born in

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. During his military service he was part of the

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' central computing system unit,

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, where he served in various positions for six years. In 1999, a few years after his military service ended, Cohen founded

CyberArk CyberArk Software Ltd. is an Israeli publicly traded information security company offering identity management. The company's technology is utilized primarily in the financial services, energy, retail, healthcare and government markets. CyberArk ...

together with his high-school friend Udi Mokady. That year, Cohen invented and patented the Network Vaul
(US Patent 6,356,941)
, which serves as the basis for all of CyberArk’s products in the fields of

cyber security Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and networks from thr ...

, data security and digital warfare. Cohen was CyberArk’s

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and later its chairman of the board of directors for 14 years. In 2004 Cohen took control over FilesX Inc., a data storage company, and served as chairman of the board and acting CEO. The company was acquired by

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in April 2008. In December 2011,

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and

Jerusalem Venture Partners Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is an international Venture capital in Israel, venture capital firm founded in 1993. The fund specializes in investments in Startup company, startup companies, focusing on digital media, enterprise software, semic ...

acquired a stake of CyberArk from Cohen and some other investors and took the company public in the

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stock market. Cohen founded a startup company Muvix Media Networks Ltd. around 2017.

References

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