Company Overview

Orca Security is a cloud security company co-founded in 2019 by Avi Shua, Gil Geron, Tomer Kalifon, and Yuval Snir, with dual headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and Tel Aviv, Israel. Orca is known for its patented SideScanning technology, an agentless security detection method that scans workload disks and configurations from the cloud side without installing any agents, delivering comprehensive cloud security visibility without impacting business operations.

Orca Security completed Series C funding in 2022 at a valuation of $1.8 billion, becoming a unicorn in the cloud security space. The platform is widely adopted by enterprises for vulnerability management, security posture management, and compliance auditing across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Core Products and Services

  • Orca Cloud Security: The core cloud security product using SideScanning technology to scan cloud workloads agentlessly across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Orca CNAPP: A unified platform integrating CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and vulnerability management.
  • Orca AI-SPM: Security protection for AI and machine learning workloads.
  • Orca Compliance: Automated compliance auditing and reporting supporting SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and more.
  • Orca Cortex: An advanced threat detection and response engine based on the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Core Strengths

  • Patented SideScanning Technology: Scans cloud disk snapshots with no agents and no network traffic monitoring for truly zero-impact security scanning.
  • Full-Stack Cloud Visibility: Unified visualization of workloads, networks, identity, and data layers in a single platform.
  • Context-Driven Risk Prioritization: Combines vulnerability severity, accessibility, and data sensitivity for prioritized remediation.
  • Low-Friction Deployment: First scan completed in minutes; security teams can deploy independently.

Key Milestones

  • 2019: Orca Security is co-founded by Avi Shua and others.
  • 2020: Completes Series A funding and launches the Orca Cloud Security platform.
  • 2022: Completes Series C funding at a $1.8B valuation, becoming a cloud security unicorn.
  • 2023: Launches Orca AI-SPM and Orca Cortex, expanding CNAPP coverage.

Market Position

Orca Security competes with the following providers in the CNAPP and agentless cloud security markets:

  • Wiz: Also agentless, Orca's most direct competitor.
  • Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Cloud): One of the most comprehensive CNAPP platforms.
  • Lacework: Competes in CNAPP but relies on agents and behavioral analysis.
  • CrowdStrike (Falcon Cloud Security): Enters cloud security through its endpoint security ecosystem.
  • Sysdig: Competes in container and runtime security.

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