From portable to high-throughput benchtop devices, real-time nanopore sensing is a new generation of technology uncovering new biology across multiple sectors.
Are EPI2ME servers regularly scanned for vulnerabilities and weaknesses?
Sequencing is performed on customers' equipment so it's the responsibility of the customer to manage vulnerabilities and security patching there. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Metrichor both apply multi-layered security services including regular, manual and automated, checking for vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Servers providing EPI2ME analysis services have short lifetimes (usually hours) and are always built from a clean, scanned, and regularly-updated set of machine images.
What happens to the data after the analysis is complete?
Raw data files are currently deleted 10 days after analysis is complete using a fully-automated storage lifecycle policy. Telemetry / Metadata generated during analyses are retained for reporting and performance-monitoring purposes.
MinKNOW™ is the software that controls Oxford Nanopore sequencing devices, i.e. MinION, GridION and PromethION.
MinKNOW™ performs several core tasks, including data acquisition, real-time analysis and feedback, basecalling, data streaming, controlling the device, and ensuring that the platform chemistry is performing correctly for sequencing. Through the integration of the Guppy software, MinKNOW™ can perform basecalling and barcode demultiplexing during sequencing and through post-run analysis.