Patents by Inventor Avi SHUA

Avi SHUA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240314154
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a non-transitory computer readable medium that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to generate automatic suggestions for changes to infrastructure as code (IaC) to remediate cloud security issues, the operations comprising: scanning at least one cloud account; generating an inventory of cloud assets based on the scanning of the at least one cloud account; scanning at least one repository of source files of an infrastructure as code (IaC) associated with the at least one cloud account; creating an inventory of IaC assets; matching each asset of the inventory of cloud assets with one or more assets of the inventory of IaC assets; identifying a vulnerability in at least one asset of the inventory of cloud assets; determining at least one asset of the inventory of IaC assets associated with the at least one asset of the inventory of cloud assets based on the matching; and generating at least one alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventors: Avi SHUA, Yoav ALON, Lior DRIHEM
  • Publication number: 20240256324
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi SHUA
  • Patent number: 11943251
    Abstract: A cyber security system for a cloud environment is disclosed. In some embodiments, a method is disclosed. The method comprises utilizing a cloud provider API to access a block storage volume of a workload maintained on a target account in a target system of a cloud storage environment, utilizing a scanner at a location of the block storage volume and on a secondary system other than the target system, scanning the block storage volume for malicious code using the secondary system, identifying malicious code based on the scan, and outputting a notification of a presence of malicious code in the target system from the secondary system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11888888
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for accessing a primary account maintained in a cloud environment, receiving information defining a structure of the primary account, the structure including a plurality of assets, and deploying, inside the primary account or a secondary account for which trust is established with the primary account, at least one ephemeral scanner configured to scan at least one block storage volume and output metadata defining the at least one block storage volume, the output excluding raw data of the primary account. The method further comprises receiving a transmission of the metadata from the at least one ephemeral scanner, excluding raw data of the primary account, analyzing the metadata to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities, correlating each of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities with one of the assets, and generating a report correlating the cybersecurity vulnerabilities with the assets. Systems and computer-readable media implementing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11868798
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11848956
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for securing cloud infrastructure, including a method comprising: establishing a trusted relationship between a source account in a cloud environment and a scanner account, using the established trust relationship, utilizing at least one cloud provider API to identify workloads in the source account, using the at least one cloud provider API to query a geographical location of at least one of the identified workloads, receiving an identification of the geographic location, using the cloud provider APIs to access block storage volumes of the at least one workload, determining a file-system of the at least one workload, mounting the block storage volumes on a scanner based on the determined file-system, activating a scanner at the geographic location, reconstructing from the block storage volumes a state of the workload, and assessing the reconstructed state of the workload to extract insights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11775326
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Publication number: 20230306127
    Abstract: This disclosure describes many innovations including but not limited to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media containing instructions for managing permission policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventors: Avi SHUA, Itamar GOLAN, Lior DRIHEM
  • Publication number: 20230291743
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media including instructions for determining utilized permissions in a cloud computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventors: Avi SHUA, Itamar GOLAN, Lior DRIHEM
  • Patent number: 11740926
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11726809
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Publication number: 20230214488
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media including instructions for securing virtual cloud assets at rest against cyber threats are disclosed. Securing virtual cloud assets at rest against cyber threats includes determining a location of a snapshot of a virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the protected virtual cloud asset is at rest, the protected virtual cloud asset being configured to be instantiated in the cloud computing environment when activated; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset, wherein during the detection of the potential cyber threats by analyzing the snapshot, the protected virtual cloud asset is at rest; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on filtering or prioritizing using a determined risk of each detected threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11693685
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11663032
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11663031
    Abstract: A method and system for securing virtual cloud assets at rest against cyber threats. The method comprises determining a location of a view of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is at rest and, when activated, instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the view of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the view of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is inactive during the analysis; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11637855
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for securing cloud infrastructure, including a method comprising: establishing a trusted relationship between a source account in a cloud environment and a scanner account, using the established trust relationship, utilizing at least one cloud provider API to identify workloads in the source account, using the at least one cloud provider API to query a geographical location of at least one of the identified workloads, receiving an identification of the geographic location, using the cloud provider APIs to access block storage volumes of the at least one workload, determining a file-system of the at least one workload, mounting the block storage volumes on a scanner based on the determined file-system, activating a scanner at the geographic location, reconstructing from the block storage volumes a state of the workload, and assessing the reconstructed state of the workload to extract insights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11627154
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for securing cloud infrastructure, including a method comprising: establishing a trusted relationship between a source account in a cloud environment and a scanner account, using the established trust relationship, utilizing at least one cloud provider API to identify workloads in the source account, using the at least one cloud provider API to query a geographical location of at least one of the identified workloads, receiving an identification of the geographic location, using the cloud provider APIs to access block storage volumes of the at least one workload, determining a file-system of the at least one workload, mounting the block storage volumes on a scanner based on the determined file-system, activating a scanner at the geographic location, reconstructing from the block storage volumes a state of the workload, and assessing the reconstructed state of the workload to extract insights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ORCA SECURITY LTD.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Patent number: 11616803
    Abstract: A cybersecurity scanner deployment system, comprising: at least one processor configured to: access a primary account maintained in a cloud environment; receive information defining a structure of the primary account, the structure including a plurality of assets, and the information excluding raw data of the primary account; deploy, inside the primary account or a secondary account for which trust is established with the primary account, at least one ephemeral scanner configured to scan at least one block storage volume and output metadata defining the at least one block storage volume, the output excluding raw data of the primary account; receive a transmission of the metadata from the at least one ephemeral scanner, excluding raw data of the primary account; analyze the metadata to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities; correlate each of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities with one of the assets; and generate a report correlating the cybersecurity vulnerabilities with the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Orca Security Ltd.
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Publication number: 20230089313
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Avi Shua
  • Publication number: 20230087080
    Abstract: A system and method for securing virtual cloud assets in a cloud computing environment against cyber threats. The method includes: determining a location of a snapshot of at least one virtual disk of a protected virtual cloud asset, wherein the virtual cloud asset is instantiated in the cloud computing environment; accessing the snapshot of the virtual disk based on the determined location; analyzing the snapshot of the protected virtual cloud asset to detect potential cyber threats risking the protected virtual cloud asset; and alerting detected potential cyber threats based on a determined priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Avi Shua