Join us virtually for our second Equip of 2021: Block by Block: A Layered Approach to Cybersecurity, presented by Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield, on Thursday, April 22, from 8:30 - 10 a.m.

In this session, John Burgess, co-founder of Mainstream Technologies, will introduce the state of cybersecurity today and a layered approach to cybersecurity for small businesses. Mainstream Technologies has been in business since 1996 and has evolved into one of the most established technology services companies in the Mid-South, serving clients from its Arkansas locations, including headquarters in Little Rock, a second operations facility in Conway and a sales office in Bentonville. Their staff of information technology professionals serves business and government customers across the nation with managed technology, custom software development and cybersecurity services, as well as website hosting.

Topics covered:

The shifting nature of cybersecurity.
Who is being targeted?
What are your risks?
What can we do to protect ourselves?

After the session participants can expect to have a better understanding of:

Layered cybersecurity and a roadmap for success
Tools that can have an immediate impact, i.e. workforce awareness training, multi-factor authentication
Introduction to practices that can have an immediate impact, i.e. software patching

You will receive a layered security roadmap that can be used to identify your current security assets. You will also be able to schedule a time to review your current security positions and next steps.

Session schedule:

8:30 a.m.: Welcome
8:40 a.m.: Sponsor remarks
8:45 a.m.: Session begins
9:45 a.m.: Q & A
10:00 a.m.: Session ends

About our expert

John Burgess is a co-founder of Mainstream Technologies and has served as president since its inception in 1996. John also serves as Mainstream’s chief security officer and leads the company’s cybersecurity management and consulting unit.

John actively participates in civic and professional organizations, having served on the board of directors for the chamber and is the chamber chairman for 2021. He has also served on the board of directors and as chairman for the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, and on the board for the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. He also currently serves on the board of advisors for the International Association of Cloud and Managed Services Providers (MSP Alliance), on the board of the Little Rock Technology Park and on the board of the Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence.

John believes passionately in the value of STEM education and STEM-related careers as a vehicle for economic development and societal improvement. He actively supports various organizations which promote STEM, including The Academies of Central Arkansas, The Museum of Discovery and the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science.

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