A lot of the comfort of just being able to access our servers and upload to local servers without having any security risks and having to take extra precautions was the main benefit because we had the safety of actually being able to use Orca Security.
Orca Security CNAPP Cloud Security Platform
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Security boosts and seamless server access enhance workplace flexibility
What is our primary use case?
We used Orca Security for about two to three months until I left the company. The product itself is really good. It helped us streamline the way we access our servers. It increased the amount of security for our product and allowed us to work from different various places without having to always use a VPN that we had used before.
What is most valuable?
Orca Security's multi-tenant architecture helped the organization ensure consistent security coverage across different servers. Since we use different servers for our company, it helped balance out everything and work in a single environment. It helped localize everything in a comfortable way, which I really appreciated, because whenever we used different levels of our product, it helped us maintain things in a more comfortable way.
I assessed the effectiveness of Orca Security's content, malware prioritization system, and evaluated alerts based on severity and business impact, but I don't remember getting any alerts, which is presumably a good thing. The whole process of logging on, which is extensive in a good way, helped us maintain a high level of security with features such as two-step authentication. This created a sense of security when working from home or abroad.
What needs improvement?
I really love the way Orca Security worked. A potential improvement could be additional security features for the two-step authentication, such as fingerprint recognition similar to what Checkpoint does. That could be something to consider, though it's more about convenience than security as we didn't have any security issues.
The timeout settings could be made more customizable, as sometimes if I leave the office early, it's still running unless manually turned off. The process of turning it off isn't very straightforward, so making it easier to turn off manually would be beneficial. It would be good for any business to implement so they don't have to use a VPN. Security in today's age is important, and if a company can afford it, they should get it as it's the most valuable protection against threats.
For how long have I used the solution?
We used Orca Security for about two to three months until I left the company.
What about the implementation team?
The integration with existing workflows was handled by different engineers.
What other advice do I have?
The main challenge or key issue we faced was security.
I did not integrate Orca Security with any other product features as I didn't get a chance to use it often since I was just logging on. However, the company is really happy using it, and they're still using it today according to friends who still work there.
Regarding metrics to validate performance, while logging on and maintaining the system takes time due to auto log off after a few hours, the time spent logging back on is minimal compared to the security benefits provided by the product. We found an increase in security, and being able to work without VPNs improved load times and efficiency.
I would recommend Orca Security to managers. We were a very small company, so it wasn't widely publicized.
I rate Orca Security a 9 out of 10.
Good Features and NO Prerequisites required such as enabling AWS Cloudtrail, Azure Activity log, etc
What do you like best about the product?
1] The best thing which i liked about Orca Security is that it provides Meta Data scanning which helps to find all the Misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, code misconfiguration, etc.
2] Also very important thing is that, when onboarding/integrating the Cloud Accounts such as AWS, Azure, etc, into Orca security, There are NO Prerequisites such as enabling Azure Activity logs, AWS Cloudtrail, etc. This creates a sense of security as any organizations doesn't like to share their logs to third party vendors.
3] If compared with another competitors such as Lacework, In my personal opinion, The Orca Security is very easy to use and I can understand where to navigate, find any Dashboards, etc.
2] Also very important thing is that, when onboarding/integrating the Cloud Accounts such as AWS, Azure, etc, into Orca security, There are NO Prerequisites such as enabling Azure Activity logs, AWS Cloudtrail, etc. This creates a sense of security as any organizations doesn't like to share their logs to third party vendors.
3] If compared with another competitors such as Lacework, In my personal opinion, The Orca Security is very easy to use and I can understand where to navigate, find any Dashboards, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
1] The very first is the Cost. It is very costly with NO Discounts even for the Partners.
2] Overall, I don't find any Demerits though, just maybe cost perspective only.
2] Overall, I don't find any Demerits though, just maybe cost perspective only.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1] We are the consultant and service provider where we do the Cloud Security Assessment. For the Customer with high budget and if they want full cloud assessment, we Propose the Orca Security Tool or other Tools which works the best.
2] But some customers don't want their Cloud Logs such as AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs to be shared to Third Party, so here Orca Security works the best because Orca Security doesn't need any Cloud Logs and hence Orca Security Tool is Proposed to Customer.
2] But some customers don't want their Cloud Logs such as AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs to be shared to Third Party, so here Orca Security works the best because Orca Security doesn't need any Cloud Logs and hence Orca Security Tool is Proposed to Customer.
Good threat intelligence and straightforward deployment
What is our primary use case?
Our clients use Orca Security for various reasons. We implement it for the clients.
How has it helped my organization?
Orca Security has helped reduce the time it takes to address cloud security alerts. It has reduced alerts by almost 30% to 40%. It was initially 300 alerts, and recently with one customer, it reduced to 30% to 40%, which is a good value add for this.
It takes approximately three to six months to see time to value.
What is most valuable?
The GUI features are very good. Threat intelligence is also very good.
What needs improvement?
Orca Security can be improved as there should be some kind of central pane of glass. Similar to how cloud management works, Orca Security should have something comparable. They have something right now, but it is not fully developed. For example, if they have something similar to Palo Alto Panorama, it would be a great tool for their existing customers.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have approximately two years of experience working with this tool.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Orca Security is a very good solution. I consider it stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability doesn't really apply here because this is a posture management tool. At the end of the day, whether we have 10 servers, 50 servers, or even 500 servers in the form, we provide just one entry for Orca Security.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate technical support from Orca Security as very good. Orca Security is very good in this regard.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
Deployment is pretty easy. If you take professional services from them, you have to pay the money. If you do not need any professional services, or if there is any vendor for your organization, you can give it to that vendor. The vendor will deploy the tools for you. It is an easy tool.
Our clients are using a hybrid deployment model for Orca Security. Many customers are predominantly using the cloud. If the cloud is not there, a hybrid deployment is used.
What about the implementation team?
The customer asks us to implement Orca Security, and we deploy it based on their best practices.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its license is a bit expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The decision is taken by the customer. Some customers go for it because it is in Gartner's Top 5 and has good reviews. They request us to deploy it.
What other advice do I have?
We do not use Orca Security for cost optimization. We have different tools for that.
I tried integrating it with ServiceNow, but I have not integrated it with any other solutions such as Cisco or Palo Alto. We are using it as a standalone service for every customer.
I would rate Orca Security a nine out of ten.
Cloud Security Architect
What do you like best about the product?
Alerts and Vulnerability
Malware files and the way presenting the attack paths.
Malware files and the way presenting the attack paths.
What do you dislike about the product?
Vulnerable package are not showing whether it's in use or not. Sometimes orca is detecting that stored files are vulnerable even though those flat files.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As of now we are handling the alerts in good way and sometimes hard to handle the vulnerabilities.
Orca As an MSP
What do you like best about the product?
The platform is intuitive and clear with representing cloud findings. Providing valuable context to our customers and allowing improvement in cloud security posture. Easy and quick to implement with strong customer support team.
What do you dislike about the product?
Issues with the significant amount of data brought back from the platform can be slightly daunting but valuable in the long run.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Identifying vulnerabilities and cloud issues within cloud environments.
Great product with interesting product roadmap
What do you like best about the product?
It's simplicity and understanding of what its customers want out of the product
What do you dislike about the product?
What i dislike about Orca is that its scheduled reporting lost some features
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Orca is identifying the vulnerabilities in the organization's cloud environment which allows me to prioritize and remediate those vulnerabilities
Comprehensive tool at a very affordable price-point
What do you like best about the product?
Orca security has basically anything we could think of interms of CNAPP and CSPM capabilities. It gives us valuable insight and is truly an all in one cloud security package.
What do you dislike about the product?
We have not found many downsides of using Orca security, the only I could think of is the needd for competely different portals for our govcloud environments.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Visibility, visibility, visibility. It is very hard to have accurate inventory without a specialized tool like orca. We are now able to see our infrastructure and how it is configured in a single pane of glass.
Orca is a game changer with Observability
What do you like best about the product?
Orca has really been a game changer helping accelerate our observably and security journey. The AI assisted search has increased our ability to quickly find and identify resources within our cloud subscriptions and identify vulnerabilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only missing offering is a cached dashboard to be used on team area kiosk dashboards within the team areas and displaying only that business unit's information.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security and observability in our multiple cloud subscriptions and environments.
Orca Security has led us to a greatly improved cloud security posture within days of use.
What do you like best about the product?
The interface is very intuitive and there was not a learning curve at all. Being able to create reports on pretty much any dashboard has been very helpful. Vulnerabilities and misconfigurations found by Orca give us more than enough information to be handed to our development team for remediation without having to do any additional research. Overall, this is a very well thought out platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
I honestly have not found anything I dislike yet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It was a very painful process to search for misconfigurations with IAM and networking in our environment. Orca has given us a way to have all of the data we need without having to spend hours searching and it most cases gives the instructions needed to remediate. It has also helped us add more shift left into our development process.
Maximize cloud security management with effective CIEM and CDR features
What is our primary use case?
I use Orca Security as a CSPM tool primarily for cloud security and posture management. I utilize its CIEM and CDR features extensively. CIEM focuses on cloud infrastructure and entitlement management, and CDR deals with cloud detection and response.
What is most valuable?
I find Orca Security's CIEM feature invaluable, as it focuses on entitlement and posture management, identifying assets with older OS versions, and asset misconfiguration.
The CDR feature is also critical, focusing on detection and response, triggering alerts like brute force attacks and malware. It provides alert and asset details, which include multiple remediation actions. It combines functionalities of multiple security tools and collects alerts and logs from them.
What needs improvement?
A notable limitation with Orca Security is its scanning feature. The automatic scan only runs every 24 hours, and if an alert is remediated within an hour, it still remains until the next scheduled scan. A more frequent or on-demand scanning option might mitigate this issue.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Orca Security for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Orca Security is satisfactory, and I would rate it nine out of ten. I have experienced very little downtime.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Orca Security is highly scalable, and I would rate its scalability as eight to nine. I have observed minimal downtime.
How are customer service and support?
I have had experiences where I needed to contact Orca support to address issues with alerts that remained active even after remediation. Based on my interactions, I would rate the support team a six out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Orca Security's pricing is known to be a bit high, however, I'm not directly involved in that aspect.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have not used any alternatives to Orca Security.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Orca Security overall as eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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