Why CipherNorth Partnered with imPAC Labs
Moving Beyond Data Overload: Why I’m Excited About imPAC Labs
Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time with tools like Wiz and Prisma. Both bring strong capabilities and surface massive amounts of data and alerts. The challenge I consistently ran into, though, was this: it’s hard to extract meaningful, connected insights. I’d often get excited about finding one piece of information, only to realize I couldn’t tie it back to the broader context I needed. Where Wiz and Prisma flood teams with findings, imPAC Labs reconciles and contextualizes them by turning raw alerts into connected, actionable insights.
That’s where imPAC has taken a different approach, and it’s why I’m genuinely excited about what they’re building.
Why imPAC Labs Stands Out
Unlike many cloud security platforms, imPAC Labs is about mastering the configuration layer, the actual levers that control access, risk, and compliance, rather than just collecting data. Their platform integrates with critical data security posture management tools like BigID and Varonis to provide deeper classification of cloud data sprawl and contextual visibility that extends to modern use cases like GenAI.
Some features that caught my attention:
Integrations that matter: Instead of being another silo, imPAC overlays and ingests context from existing security tools and platforms. That means BigID’s data classification or Varonis’ access control insights don’t live in isolation and are translated to cloud workloads.
Graph-powered visibility: Their dynamic graph tooling is one of the most useful features I’ve seen. It allows teams to uncover relationships that would otherwise be hidden. For example: your S3 buckets may not be public, but if one is tied to a CloudFront distribution or Lambda exposed through an API Gateway, that bucket may be effectively public. imPAC Labs shows you that connection.
Custom compliance at scale: Define your own company-specific compliance rules and apply them consistently across services. It comes with your typical compliance frameworks out of the box, but the real value is flexibility. Imagine being able to define a rule for S3 buckets that requires encryption with customer-managed keys, logging to a specific bucket, and a precise number of tags applied. You can codify that in their no-code policy builder, apply it consistently, and then track your compliance trends over time, whether for your own internal policies or industry standards like CIS, ISO27001, and more. The result is faster audit readiness, measurable improvements in configuration hygiene, and significant time savings when reconciling findings across teams.
High-Impact Use Cases
Two of the biggest areas where imPAC Labs shines are M&A and GenAI.
M&A and Cloud Sprawl
Mergers and acquisitions often bring with them an explosion of shadow IT, redundant services, and cloud sprawl. Gaining visibility into that sprawl is one of the hardest problems security teams face. imPAC delivers visibility in minutes, not months, giving leaders confidence during high-stakes transitions.GenAI Context and Control
Organizations are moving fast with GenAI, but security often lags behind. With imPAC, a company using BigID alongside AWS Bedrock, S3, and Lambda can overlay sensitive data classification directly into the application context. By applying custom compliance rules, teams can quickly see the posture of their GenAI platform: who has access, how data flows, and whether usage meets internal and regulatory standards. imPAC provides continuous guardrails by ensuring data use and access stay compliant as GenAI platforms evolve.
Why This Matters
I’ve managed multi-petabyte instances of tools like BigID, and I know firsthand how challenging it is to stitch together data and context at scale. imPAC Labs is solving problems I’ve personally faced. imPAC does this, not by flooding teams with more findings, but by mastering the configuration layer, the actual levers that control access, exposure, and compliance.
It’s been a while since I’ve been genuinely excited about a product in this space. But I believe imPAC Labs is bringing something different to the table, something that security and technology leaders will need as cloud complexity, M&A velocity, and GenAI adoption continue to accelerate.
If you’ve recently heard from Google about a price increase for Wiz, or have recently acquired a new company, or by nature of your business you carry shadow IT risks, then this tool is worth looking at. We don’t recommend tools or companies lightly, but this is one we stand behind.
I’m excited enough about their approach that I’ve partnered with imPAC Labs, helping to shape how the platform meets the needs of security and technology teams. If you’ve felt the pain of data-rich tools that lack connected insights, this is a company worth paying close attention to. Where Wiz and Prisma overwhelm with breadth of alerts, imPAC reconciles and contextualizes them so you can turn raw findings into connected, actionable insights. The result is faster audit readiness, measurable improvements in configuration hygiene, and significant time savings for security and governance teams.