Orca
Overview
Orca Security or Orca is a SaaS security platform that provides reports, insights and coverage for applications and infrastructure designed on the public cloud (AWS, Azure, and GCP).
WashU IT uses this platform to diagnose and monitor their technology issues. It's also one of the tools used by the WashU Information Security (InfoSec) team to review applications and infrastructure created, designed, and/or operated by the ICS team to get WashU security accreditation.
Primary Dashboard
Note
The dashboard can only be accessed by select Platform Engineering Team members. Please contact Nicole Venteris, or Ian Lackey if you need access to the dashboard.
| Primary Dashboard URL |
|---|
| ORCA interface -- https://app.orcasecurity.io |
(Please login via the "SSO" option and use your wustl key.)
Notes & Usage
As of January 2025, this is still a new tool to both WashU IT and ICS. Below are some links to some initial notes and meeting recordings:
Key WashU IT Contacts
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| William Chandler | w.chandler@wustl.edu |
Cloud Infrastructure Architect |
| Steven Bochte | bochte@wustl.edu |
Information Security Architect |
| Dana Waddell | dana.w@wustl.edu |
Cloud Security Architect |
| Rachel Lavick | lavick@wustl.edu |
Business Analyst II |
| Zach Boemler | boemler@wustl.edu |
Systems Engineer III |
ICS Users
Various members of the Platform Engineering Team have read-only, or view access to the Orca Platform by courtesy of WashU IT. Platform Engineering intends to use the tool to help facilitate future InfoSec reviews, and design better cloud infrastructure.