Orca Security’s Patent Suit Slams Wiz for ‘Wholesale Copying’

A cloud-security pioneer is alleging Wiz Inc.—a New York-based start-up that quickly exploded to prominence in the cybersecurity industry—achieved its growth by ripping off its technology and patents.

Israel-based Orca Security Ltd. said the secret to the success of Wiz, which lists companies like Slack and Salesforce.com Inc. as clients, isn’t complicated: “Wiz has built its business on a simple business plan: Copy Orca,” Orca said in its complaint, filed Wednesday in US District Court for the District of Delaware.

The copying was neither minor nor subtle, according to the suit, extending to Orca marketing materials, its patent applications, ...