Certification recognizes the technical capability of the team to offer advanced support services in Guardicore and expands Oplium Italia's autonomy in delivering specialized security services.

The evolution of cybersecurity involves not only the adoption of new technologies, but also companies' capability to continuously extract value from these technologies. In increasingly distributed and complex environments, relying on teams qualified to operate, sustain, and evolve security controls has become an important differentiator.

It is within this context that Oplium Italia has just achieved the GCSP Support certification, granted by Akamai, a recognition that officially enables the Italian operation to offer advanced support services for Guardicore.

More than a technical certification, this achievement represents an advancement in Oplium's ability to deliver specialized services directly to its clients, combining technology, knowledge, and support close to the needs of each environment.

What does the GCSP Support certification represent?

The GCSP Support certification is part of the qualification process for professionals and teams working with Guardicore support. To obtain it, Alessandro Maria Grillo and Fabio Andreoli, from Oplium Italia, successfully completed all the activities and stages required by Akamai's program.

The process involved technical preparation and the completion of the necessary steps to demonstrate the team's ability to meet demands related to the technology.

Approval was subsequently confirmed by Akamai itself, which recognized the successful completion of the program requirements by Oplium Italia's professionals.

This process is important because, in cybersecurity, practical experience and response capability are as relevant as the adopted technology itself.

From technology to service: why does specialized support matter?

The adoption of a security platform does not end the challenge of protecting a corporate environment. On the contrary: it is the continuous operation of technology that allows controls to keep pace with changes in infrastructure, new applications, different access profiles, and evolving threats.

In the case of microsegmentation, this aspect becomes even more relevant.

Guardicore technology allows the implementation of segmentation policies and communication control between workloads and applications, contributing to reducing the attack surface and limiting the lateral movement of an attacker within an environment.

But turning these features into an effective security strategy requires specialized knowledge. It is necessary to understand the environment, support policy implementation, monitor solution performance, and act in response to specific support needs.

It is precisely in this service layer that the certification achieved by Oplium Italia gains relevance.

More autonomy to serve clients

According to Akamai's communication regarding the certification, from this recognition onward Oplium Italia is authorized to perform advanced support activities in Guardicore.

In practice, this expands the Italian operation's autonomy to offer its own specialized support services to clients using the technology.

Previously, Guardicore's premium support was mandatory in client contracts. With the new certification, this support becomes optional for Oplium Italia's clients, as the company can directly offer its own Guardicore support services.

This change represents an important evolution in the service model: in addition to commercializing and implementing security solutions, Oplium now expands its operations into the specialized maintenance of these technologies as well.

Technical expertise as part of the security strategy

The cybersecurity market has been undergoing an important transformation. As organizations adopt more distributed architectures, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and a growing number of applications and workloads, operational complexity also increases.

In this scenario, the value of a security partner lies not only in the ability to recommend a technology.

It also lies in the ability to implement, operate, support, and evolve this technology over time.

The GCSP Support certification reinforces precisely this vision: technology and services must walk together so that organizations can transform security investments into effective protection capabilities.

For Oplium, this movement is directly related to the continuous development of its technical expertise and the expansion of its service capabilities across the different markets in which it operates.

A recognition built by people

Achieving the certification also highlights the importance of investing in knowledge within cybersecurity operations.

The process was led by Alessandro Maria Grillo and Fabio Andreoli, who completed all the necessary steps for the certification.

Akamai's recognition highlights the work done by the two professionals and also represents an achievement for the entire Oplium Italia team.

More than adding a certification to the portfolio, the result demonstrates the team's ability to take on new technical responsibilities and raise the level of service offered to clients.

The next step: transforming knowledge into value

In a market where technology evolves rapidly, technical training must keep pace.

The GCSP Support certification from Akamai strengthens Oplium Italia's position to work even more comprehensively with Guardicore, adding a new layer of technical capability and autonomy to the services offered.

For clients, this means relying on a team officially qualified to provide advanced support for the technology.

For Oplium, it represents another step in building an operation capable of connecting technology, expertise, and specialized services to face today's cybersecurity challenges.

The achievement reinforces a premise that guides Oplium's operations: in cybersecurity, protecting better also means having the knowledge to operate better.