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Secure or Else: Meeting Today’s Growing Cybersecurity Mandates

State and local laws are now mandating proactive cybersecurity protection. Organizations are faced with the need for constant vigilance against the most effective AI-assisted attacks ever created. All this while struggling with limited budgets and fewer staff.

Today’s IT leaders are grappling with hard questions:

• How do you monitor a growing number of endpoints without drowning in alerts?
• What security solutions are truly essential?
• What are the benefits of an on-site vs. off-site Security Operations Center?
• How can you simplify security while meeting compliance and ROI expectations?

Join FirstLight for a practical discussion on cutting through cybersecurity complexity by aligning the right tools, strategies, and real-world mandates without overextending budgets or teams.

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  • WHAT: Webinar – Secure or Else: Meeting Today’s Growing Cybersecurity Mandates
  • WHEN: Wednesday, June 17th
  • TIME: 11:00 a.m. EST
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Our Speaker

Nick Heino
Senior Product Manager FirstLight

Nick Heino is a senior product manager with eight years of experience as a cloud engineer. His expertise lies in backup and recovery solutions, as well as disaster recovery strategies, where he has honed his skills to effectively address complex challenges and deliver robust solutions.

Our Panelists:

Adam Locklin, U.S. Small Business Administration, Vermont District/Former Director of Vermont Tech Alliance

Adam Locklin is the newly hired U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) District Director for Vermont, and was most recently Executive Director of the Vermont Technology Alliance. He is a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, volunteer firefighter, and passionate advocate for small business growth and innovation. Adam brings over 20 years of diverse experience, including military intelligence operations and global financial technology roles at institutions like JP Morgan Chase and Nasdaq.

Nick Saunders, Board Member, New England Technology Hub

Nick Saunders is an Advisory and Audit Consultant with Deer Brook Consulting. Born and raised in Bath, Maine, Nick has spent the last seven years partnering with Mainers and business leaders across Northern New England to help demystify IT and make technology more accessible, understandable, and strategically valuable. His work focuses on guiding organizations through complex technology challenges.

Julie Demers, Executive Director, New Hampshire Tech Alliance

Julie Demers is Executive Director of the New Hampshire Tech Alliance, a statewide technology association dedicated to supporting companies at every stage of growth and development. A former small business owner, Demers has also served in various roles throughout the state with the NH Sector Partnerships Initiative, the University of New Hampshire-Manchester and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Emma Stappenbeck, Director of Memberships, TechRochester

Emma Stappenbeck is currently the Vice President of the WNY Region at FTS and serves as the Director of Memberships for TechRochester. At FTS, Emma oversees revenue growth and market strategy across Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse. She leads a high-performing recruiting and sales team specializing in contract and direct-hire placements within the IT, Engineering, and Accounting sectors. Her background is IT & Engineering recruitment and client services across the east coast.

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