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Illena Armstrong

 
Illena Armstrong is editor-in-chief of SC Magazine, the leading business magazine for the information security industry, where she manages editorial staff in New York and Michigan. She is responsible for overseeing the award-winning monthly publication and its many other editorial offerings, including scmagazineus.com, the SC Magazine Canada monthly digital editions, numerous eConferences, webcasts, newsletters and physical events in the United States and Canada, and more. She has spoken and moderated at a number of industry events, including SC World Congress, SC Congress Canada, SC Magazine Roundtables, the RSA Conference, the Techno Security Conference and others. On her watch, SC Magazine has won 20 awards, including Magazine of the Year 2009, from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Before her stint at SC Magazine, she worked for various newspapers and magazines in New England and the southern United States.
 

Recent Articles

ID thieves find gold in medical data

May 01, 2012

Is health care a last frontier for today's cyber criminals?
 

Health hazard: SC Magazine Roundtable

May 01, 2012

Health care traditionally, compared with other industries, has lagged in terms of cyber defense, but with attackers now specifically targeting these organizations for patient data, inaction is no longer an option.
 

Evolutionary conundrums...

April 02, 2012

There are a whole host of things driving budget, resources and tweaks to security/risk management programs.
 

Tightening the fed's belt: Government Roundtable

April 02, 2012

At a recent SC Magazine Roundtable, gov't security pros bemoaned the difficulty in obtaining resources. But instead of crying over spilled milk, they traded ideas for mitigating risk in a down economy.
 

Sponsored Video: Stephen Cobb of ESET on RSA 2012 hot topics

March 05, 2012

Stephen Cobb, security evangelist at ESET, discusses the hot topics at this year's RSA Conference 2012, including BYOD, attacks on social networks, and resource challenges in today's economy.
 

Sponsored Video: Tom Reilly of HP on big data

March 05, 2012

Tom Reilly, VP and general manager of HP Enterprise Security Products, discusses the issues facing the security industry today including targeted attacks, managing big data, and how bring-your-own-device also raises issues with mobile computing.
 

Sponsored Video: Philippe Courtot on Trustworthy Internet Movement

March 05, 2012

Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Qualys, chats with SC Magazine about the Trustworthy Internet Movement, and how it looks to take on some of the challenges that businesses and users face when using the internet.
 

Stern oversight in the United States

March 01, 2012

U.S. agencies argue that monitoring social media will arm them with "situational awareness" to thwart potential attacks.
 

CSO of the Year: Stephen Scharf

March 01, 2012

Stephen Scarf was a history major and an English minor in college. He then negotiated a diverse career path to reach his current role as global CISO of Experian. But, he wouldn't change a thing.
 

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

February 01, 2012

The FTC settled a case with Upromise after it failed to encrypt information and provide details about its data collection practices.