
Cloud Security
Orca Cloud Security Platform
Agentless cloud security platform using patented SideScanning for comprehensive risk detection.
Orca Cloud Security Platform Overview
What it does
The Orca Cloud Security Platform is an agentless Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that secures workloads, configurations, identities, and data across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud from a single console. Its defining mechanism is patented SideScanning, which reads a workload's runtime block storage out-of-band directly from the cloud provider rather than running agents, letting teams connect an account and begin deep risk analysis within minutes without touching production systems.
How it works
SideScanning pairs with a Unified Data Model that correlates workload findings with cloud control-plane metadata, so misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, malware, exposed secrets, over-privileged identities, and sensitive data are scored in context rather than as isolated alerts. A single platform covers cloud security posture management (CSPM), workload protection (CWPP), cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM), data security posture management (DSPM), API security, and vulnerability management, and chains weaknesses into prioritized attack paths toward critical assets. Code-to-cloud tracing links each cloud risk back to the infrastructure-as-code template or pipeline that introduced it, surfacing findings in CI/CD and developer workflows for remediation at the source.
Credentials and traction
Orca holds SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018, and 27701, and CSA STAR certifications, completed a PCI DSS SAQ-D self-assessment, reached FedRAMP Moderate Authorized status in 2025, and achieved StateRAMP Authorized status in 2024 for U.S. public-sector deployments. Orca was named a Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for CNAPP and recognized as a representative vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for CNAPP. Orca was also included in Notable Capital's Rising in Cyber 2025 list.
Key Capabilities
mapped to solution categoriesCorrelates individual misconfigurations and CVEs into chained attack scenarios showing lateral movement paths from exposed entry point to a target asset. Produces a prioritized list of attack paths rather than a flat CVE inventory.
Delivers scan results inside developer IDEs and pipeline stages so developers receive findings before code merges, reducing the cost and cycle time of remediation.
Analyzes container images and dependencies for CVEs, malicious or compromised packages, and SBOM generation across the build pipeline.
Analyzes IAM policies across AWS, Azure, and GCP to surface over-permissioned roles, unused permissions, and cross-account trust relationships that create lateral movement opportunities.
Exports compliance evidence pre-mapped to framework control requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS), in formats auditors can consume directly: not raw CSV exports requiring manual assembly.
Enforces a single policy definition across AWS, Azure, and GCP resource types, translating to provider-native configurations rather than requiring separate policy sets per cloud.
Reads cloud volume snapshots out-of-band to assess workloads for vulnerabilities, secrets, and misconfigurations without agents or touching running instances.
Monitors running pod and container behavior against policy, detecting unexpected process execution, network connections, and privilege escalation at runtime rather than at image scan time.
Enriches cloud misconfigurations, vulnerable workloads, and runtime detections with threat intelligence on active exploitation, prioritizing exposures attackers use over theoretical severity alone.
Discovers and classifies sensitive data in IaaS and PaaS stores such as object storage, databases, and data warehouses, surfacing data exposure risk alongside infrastructure findings.
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Info last updated on June 12, 2026
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