Company

Founded in 2001 in Phoenix, Arizona, MainNerve began as a boutique consulting firm with a focus on supporting companies with high-end network routing and security needs. The company had some initial success in leveraging its experience in the design and development of Internet backbones and routing infrastructures for some of the largest ISP's in the world, and matching that skill-set to the needs of enterprise and SMB.

The company evolved over the years and was able to successfully migrate a good portion of its attention to the development of the Adaptive DarkNet™ security appliance in response to many of the problems clients were having in truly securing their networks against stealthy bot, and botnet threats in as early as 2002. The idea was way ahead of its time, but was adopted very early by companies in healthcare, energy, finance, distribution, manufacturing and education near the home office in Phoenix, AZ.

MainNerve has a patent pending on The Method and Apparatus of Suspect Traffic Redirection with the US Patent Office, and was the first company to have a commercially available product that would block communication from an enterprise host to a known hacker command and control system. The system is safe, reliable, and engineered to allow a network professional to dynamically block internal systems from accessing malicious external hosts.

MainNerve can still say that the Adaptive Darknet has had no false positives, and MainNerve has had 100% success in deploying the Adaptive DarkNet™ for its users, either in the course of an audit, or as a permanent defense system.

Today, MainNerve specializes exclusively in network and information security services and technology innovations, utilizing its Netforce Security™ line of products and services as the cornerstone of its differentiation in the market. MainNerve's diverse client roster includes not only Fortune 500 businesses operating globally, but also any company whose critical systems are exposed to the Internet.

 

Leadership

Jeffrey D. Logsdon, President, Chief Executive Officer - As a co-founder, Jeff is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of MainNerve, Inc. With over fifteen years experience in business development in the telecommunications and internet industry with companies like MCI, TCG (now AT&T Local), and NEXTLINK (now XO Communications), Telseon (now Qwest) and MainNerve, he has closed strategic deals with telecommunicatons industry giants such as Qwest, Sprint, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Global Crossing, Deutsche Telekom, Genuity, Exodus, MFN and Level3. Applying his depth of knowledge in network architecture, Jeff has led many customer-driven product development efforts and managed successful market launches to build new revenue channels and markets. Jeff graduated as an honored student-athlete from California Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

Mark Burnette, President, Central Region - An award-winning IT and security executive, Mark brings more than 13 years of security leadership experience to MainNerve. Based in Nashville, Mark is responsible for business development opportunities for the Central Region. Before joining MainNerve, Mark was the Global Information Security Officer for the Willis Group, the world’s third largest insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Mark was named the 2005 Information Security Executive of the Year at the ISE Southeast Awards. As the Executive Director of IT Operations and Security for Gaylord Entertainment Company, he was named one of Information Security Magazine’s “Security 7” top seven security leaders, and has was recently chosen by ComputerWorld Magazine as one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009. Mark was a founding member of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the ISSA, and is a co-founder of the Southeast CSO Council, a community for senior security leaders in the Southeastern US. Mark is currently the InfoSec sector leader for the State of Tennessee Office of Homeland Security Advisory Council, and serves on the Information Security Advisory Board for the Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County Government. For his cumulative efforts as a security leader serving his community and his State, on September 11, 2008 Mark was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen in recognition of outstanding service in the best interests and highest traditions of the State of Tennessee.

Ian Dawson, Director of Operations and Development - Ian has the responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day operations of MainNerve, as well as research and development of products and services. Ian is not only responsible for intelligence gathering from various sources including our own heuristic analysis, but the vetting and distribution processes required to put that intelligence to use for major enterprise networks. Most notably, Ian has provided customized intelligence-based security solutions for some of the largest companies in the world from the healthcare, finance, manufacturing, education, and power and energy sectors. Working with our valued clients to engineer scalable and adaptable solutions tailored for the needs of their respective networks is a hallmark of Ian’s service mission. Having a number of years of experience in the network security industry, as well as notable industry certifications, Ian is centered on the technical aspects of how to use the Internet and it’s unique flows to secure the networks of MainNerve clients.

Mary Rima, Director of Finance - With over 27 years of experience, Mary is responsible for ensuring the financial strength of the company, and that there is a successful internal financial model for growth. Addtionally, Mary provides business case analysis and return on investment analysis for products and services we offer to clients. Mary has been a Certified Public Accountant for 20 years, and holds a Bachelor's of Science from Purdue University in Industrial Management, and a Master's in Business Administration from Arizona State University.