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Oligo Appoints Shira Bendkowski as VP of Product


Oligo Appoints Shira Bendkowski as VP of Product
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  • January 16, 2026

Oligo Security has appointed Shira Bendkowski as Vice President of Product to lead product vision and execution as the company advances its runtime security platform for unified real-time protection across applications, cloud, workloads, and AI.

Quick Intel

  • Shira Bendkowski joins Oligo as VP of Product, bringing deep expertise in runtime protection, cloud security, and AI security from prior leadership roles.
  • Previously VP of Product at Aqua Security, where she led cloud runtime protection and AI security efforts, and before that built the product group at XM Cyber focused on cloud security and posture.
  • Bendkowski will drive innovation to expand Oligo’s runtime security capabilities amid rapid customer growth and momentum.
  • Oligo’s platform shifts security from passive visibility to active, real-time protection by focusing on what actually runs in production, enabling precise vulnerability prioritization, malicious behavior detection, and surgical attack blocking.
  • Recent company milestones include extending runtime protection to AI apps, models, and agents; recognition on the Fortune Cyber 60 list; SINET16 Innovator award; and leadership in the 2025 Latio Cloud Security Market Report.
  • The appointment supports Oligo’s mission to unify runtime security across modern environments, reducing alert noise and addressing both known and unknown threats effectively.

Oligo Security’s runtime approach addresses limitations in traditional security tools that offer only passive insights into symptoms or theoretical risks. By instrumenting what definitively executes at runtime, Oligo provides customers with a precise, actionable view of exploitable vulnerabilities and live threats, enabling real-time mitigation without disrupting business operations.

Expert Leadership Addition

Bendkowski’s track record in building and scaling product strategies for leading cybersecurity vendors positions her to accelerate Oligo’s roadmap. Her experience spans runtime and cloud-native protection, aligning closely with Oligo’s focus on delivering deep, context-aware security for dynamic, production environments.

“Shira’s proven domain expertise across cloud, workload, and runtime protection is a perfect fit for the world we’re building at Oligo,” said Nadav Czerninski, co-founder and CEO of Oligo Security. “Oligo is leading the shift to a new paradigm where security happens at runtime, delivering real-time, active protection against real-world threats. Standout product leaders like Shira are exactly the kind of talent needed to drive that transformation.”

“After meeting with Oligo’s leadership team and seeing firsthand how uniquely they’re approaching runtime security, it was a no-brainer to join,” said Shira Bendkowski, VP of Product, Oligo Security. “Oligo’s runtime sensor is the most technically advanced in the industry, enabling deep protection capabilities that simply aren’t possible with other approaches.”

Company Momentum

Oligo continues to gain traction with its runtime security platform, recently expanding coverage to safeguard AI applications, models, and agents. Industry recognitions highlight the platform’s innovation and effectiveness in cloud security, as validated by practitioner-focused reports and executive panels.

Customers can explore Oligo’s solutions further through resources on runtime vulnerability management, Cloud Application Detection and Response (CADR), runtime AI security, the company’s unique approach, and real-world case studies.

About Oligo Security

Oligo is the industry’s leading runtime security platform that solves today’s toughest challenge: stopping attacks in real time without stopping the business. Oligo transforms security from passive visibility to active protection across applications, cloud services, workloads, AI applications, and AI agents. By uncovering the deepest layers of what actually runs in production, Oligo empowers customers to prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities, detect malicious behavior as it happens, and stop modern attacks in their tracks.

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