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 it's 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 it's time, but was adopted very early by companies in healthcare, energy, finance, distribution, manufacturing and education near the home office in Phoenix, AZ. They became fans of the service and many have case studies today (see Case Studies) describing how it's provided significant value in securing their infrastructures.

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 it's had no false positives, and 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 software and services and uses 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.

Gerald Paulino, General Manager of Auditing Services - Gerald heads a group of professionals that focus on vertical markets or our services practices. As General Manager, Gerald is responsible for services to be delivered on-time, and with a high degree of quality. Gerald served in the Army as an Armor Officer and then did a tour with NATO serving with the Information Security (INFOSEC) Branch at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), where he conducted security assessments and tested security products for implementation. Gerald received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Guam and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

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.