NETWORKS & APPLICATIONS
“ Customers are fed up with agent-based tools that claim run-time protection but de facto are little more than a gimmick ”
AVI SHUA CEO & CO-FOUNDER ORCA SECURITY
not months . The platform has secured a $ 550mn extension to the Series C funding round it raised earlier this year . Led by Temasek , an investment company headquartered in Singapore , the round has boosted Orca ’ s valuation 50 percent in just seven months to $ 1.8bn .
The additional funding will permit Orca to expand its footprint and customer base in the UK and across the EMEA region . The company recently launched versions of its website in German and French to better support its partners , prospects , and customers . In addition , the company is opening a physical office in London , where it will have an expanded sales presence , and a new R & D centre , its first outside of Tel Aviv . Orca Security plans to have over two dozen employees working in London by the end of the year .
Avi Shua , CEO and co-founder , Orca Security says : “ Customers are fed up with agent-based tools that claim run-time protection but de facto are little more than a gimmick , typically reach only a fraction of the environment , and don ’ t provide the context security teams desperately need to prioritise critical alerts .” Orca Security ’ s patent-pending SideScanning technology collects data directly from cloud provider APIs and the workload ’ s runtime block storage out-of-band . cybermagazine . com 87