DNA on the cloud (+ Google)
‘Google invites geneticists to upload DNA data to cloud’
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Google-invites-geneticists-to-upload-DNA-data-to-5325793.php
and the PR http://www.fiercebiotech.com/press-releases/dnanexus-secures-15-million-series-c-financing-accelerate-commercialization
The company DNAnexus (www.dnanexus.com)
“DNAnexus is powering the genomics revolution with an enterprise-level solution that combines cloud computing with advanced bioinformatics. The DNAnexus team is made up of experts in software, computational biology, and genetics who are on a mission to establish DNAnexus at the center of a growing ecosystem of scientific and clinical research, and diagnostic efforts in personalized medicine.”
About security?
Check out their white papers
https://www.dnanexus.com/resources#security—compliance
ISO 27001 compliance:
- Systematically evaluated the risks to the security of its information systems, including their impacts on DNAnexus and its users;
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive set of security controls to address those risks; and
- Adopted management processes for planning, implementing, monitoring and improving those controls
Concretely,
Application Security:
- DNAnexus operating system runs all applications in a security sandbox where the input and output files are carefully controlled.
- strong authentication requirements and logs of who accessed what data when.
Network Transport:
- communications are encrypted and secured with SSHv2 and HTTPS (SSL/TLS) protocols using strong ciphers.
Data Storage:
- Data is replicated to at least three different data centers to ensure against loss. In addition, archived logs are stored encrypted to protect sensitive log data.
Premises (physical security):
- facilities are guarded by professional security staff, video surveillance, and two‐factor authentication, and are subject to strict visitor identification, authorization, and escorting.
Clearly, I got to learn more!