WHAT TYPES OF SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT UNAUTHORIZED USERS FROM ACCESSING THE DATABASE?
The database is kept on a server within the UCSF Medical Center’s firewall. All appropriate physical and network security precautions have been taken. The database is kept only on that computer’s hard drive and is not available from the hospital network. The database is backed up daily onto magnetic tape and the backups are stored in a secure offsite location. The only authorized users are the Biospecimen Resource manager, RTOG Biospecimen Resource lab workers and the Biospecimen Resource director. Both the manager and director have signed agreements to maintain confidentiality of samples within the Biospecimen Resource. They also have completed an Office of Human Subjects Research (OHSR) training course on the protection of human subjects.
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