I have passed my CISSP certification, marking me as an Information Security Expert. I had to pass a complex test and demonstrate that I had three years of full-time security experience to become CISSP certified. I have a four year degree in Computer Science, and I have been trained in Information Warfare by the United States Air Force at the Air Force Information Warfare Center in San Antonio. I have been trained in physical security by the United States Marine Corps (Hoorah). I have worked in Healthcare IT Security for over 5 years now. Frankly, I find the issue of Health Information Security to be extremely complex. Here are examples of the thorny issues that I face as a professional. (this article was originally written about HealthVault, but applies so broadly I removed HealthVault from the title 10-04-11)

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