Orca Security Achieves FedRAMP Authorized Status to Help U.S. Government Agencies and Contractors Strengthen Cloud Security

Authorization gives federal organizations access to cloud security platform providing the most comprehensive coverage and visibility of risks across cloud assets

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orca Security, the leader in agentless cloud security, today announced that it has earned FedRAMP^Ⓡ Authorized status to help federal agencies, departments and contractors manage and maintain their complex cloud security challenges. With this designation, the Orca Cloud Security Platform is now listed as FedRAMP Authorized on the FedRAMP Marketplace after demonstrating that it meets and maintains stringent data and security requirements.

FedRAMP, or the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, is the U.S. government’s standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud computing products and services. It empowers agencies to use modern cloud technologies, with an emphasis on the security and protection of federal information.

“The U.S. government is ramping up its zero trust initiatives and requirements around software bills of material -- important steps to improve the nation’s cybersecurity that require a modern approach for securing public sector, multi-cloud environments,” said Gil Geron, CEO and Co-Founder, Orca Security. “Orca’s FedRAMP Authorized cloud security platform is positioned to play a valuable role in helping federal agencies achieve these milestones quickly, with a comprehensive solution that is easy to deploy and operationalize.”

Orca Security provides an agentless-first Cloud Security Platform that discovers all cloud assets and identifies, prioritizes, and remediates risks and compliance issues across cloud environments. The platform detects cloud risks, including vulnerabilities, malware, misconfigurations, API risks, lateral movement risks, weak and leaked passwords, and overly permissive identities. Orca deploys in minutes, provides visibility into all assets, and automatically includes new assets as they are added. Orca also offers a lightweight agent for organizations that require real-time protection for critical workloads.

To obtain FedRAMP authorization, cloud technologies must have a federal sponsor and go through a rigorous evaluation process. Orca Security navigated this process in less than two years, demonstrating its commitment to helping the U.S. government, its agencies and contractors reduce their cloud risk and improve security visibility across multi-cloud environments.

“As the government relies increasingly on cloud ecosystems to deliver modern and cutting edge IT services, it needs a frictionless solution for securing them. Orca Security’s agentless platform provides this, and we’re pleased they selected us as their advisor and engineering partner to navigate the FedRAMP authorization process,” said Karen Laughton, EVP, Assessment Services, at Coalfire.

The Orca Platform helps federal agencies and contractors achieve regulatory compliance with over 150 out-of-the-box frameworks, CIS Benchmarks, and custom compliance checks. Leveraging a Unified Data Model, Orca performs contextual analysis of all risks in a cloud environment and uncovers potential attack paths (with references to the MITRE ATT&CK framework) to enable rapid identification of which risks present the highest danger to mission data and security objectives.

To learn more about how Orca Security is deployed in a FedRAMP environment or to request a personalized demo, please visit the Orca Security government solutions page.

About Orca Security
Orca Security is the pioneer of agentless cloud security trusted by hundreds of enterprises globally. Orca makes cloud security possible for enterprises moving to and scaling in the cloud with its patented SideScanning™ technology and Unified Data Model. The Orca Cloud Security Platform delivers the world’s most comprehensive coverage and visibility of all risks across the cloud. With continuous first-to-market innovations and expertise, the Orca Platform ensures security teams quickly identify and remediate risks to keep their businesses secure. Connect your first account in minutes: https://orca.security, or book a personalized demo.