Practical Guidelines for Secure Cloud Computing using Genomic Data

Abstract

Cloud security challenges Cloud security challenges Cloud security guidelines Security and Privacy Publications: Large scale genomics studies involving thousands of whole genome or exome sequences are underway1 on Cloud. While Cloud provides many conveniences for genomics research, it also raises concerns regarding large scale hacking, bad press, potential loss of patient privacy and the resulting loss of patient trust. Cloud providers argue that they have significant investments and expertise in security and, therefore, Cloud is equally secure, if not more so, compared to on-premise infrastructure. This gap in assessment of Cloud security is, in part, due to a fast evolving and largely unfamiliar technology stack for genomics data owners.\n\nWhat makes the Cloud security landscape discussion challenging is that security reco ...