Fabio Martins, the new Research Information Security Officer (RISO) for Partners HealthCare, shares his perspective on cybersecurity in response to an article recently published in Science Translational Medicine. In "A cybersecurity primer for translational research", Eric D. Perakslis and Martin...
The Biobank Portal is a web-based tool that researchers can use to query data about consented Partners Biobank subjects and to make sample requests for plasma, serum and DNA. To date there are 32,000 consented subject in the Partners Biobank whose data is available in the Biobank Portal. Data in the...
Partners offers these simple tips to keep you and your family safe over the holidays: Traveling If your device such as a smartphone or laptop is lost or stolen, please report it to the Partners ServiceDesk as soon as possible. Keep your home safe! Be cautious when sharing travel plans on social...
The new year is almost here! Make a resolution to enhance your Microsoft Office skills. Partners IS Training offers an array of Microsoft courses, including the very popular Excel and Access sessions! These classes help you effectively improve and expand your skills. Employees can register for...
Do you need to request a .edu alias for you partners.org email address? To request that a *harvard.edu address is assigned to your Partners Outlook account, contact the IS Service Desk: https://www.partners.org/isservicedesk and Open a ticket with Outlook Support-PHS. In your request, be sure to...
Partners has developed mandatory online training for Principal Investigators (PIs) in Research Misconduct Prevention. PIs have 60 days to complete the training after receiving notification from the Partners Research Compliance Office. The training is focused primarily on federal research misconduct...
As of November 15, 2015, Adobe no longer offers patches or bug fixes for Adobe Acrobat X (Version 10). Anyone using this product version should upgrade to the latest version. Enterprise policy requires that you make sure your system and software is up to date and patched to reduce security risks...
This is a summary of the fees and services compared with FY15. Please visit Fees & Purchasing Information for full catalog and cost information. FY16 Rates are effective October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016 for existing services Service FY16 (compared to FY15) Unit Storage Services MAD, RFA, Cluster...
Education Analytical Suite Version 9.4 Partners SAS Licenses SAS is available for researchers to purchase from the Research Computing Core at the cost of $300.00 per license annually. Licenses are good until summer, 2019. Purchases are prorated beginning in October of the license year, but requires...
Applies To: All Users The IT Asset Management Standards for Apple Macintosh Products (EISS- 8.1d) are effective as of August 1, 2015. The standards require all institutionally owned or issued Macintosh devices (devices purchased with corporate or hospital funds, including research grants, and...