Security & Compliance

Your enterprise data,
secured at every layer

Tradebook is built on a security-first architecture. From encryption in transit to compliance audit trails — your financial data is protected to enterprise grade.

A+ Security

Enterprise Security Rating

Continuously assessed against OWASP Top 10, CIS controls, and ZIMRA compliance requirements.

ZIMRA Certified
TLS 1.3
AES-256

End-to-end encryption

All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3 and at rest using AES-256. Financial records, credentials, and session tokens are never stored in plaintext.

Compliance-grade authentication

Password hashing with bcrypt (cost factor 14), session scoping by geography, and brute-force throttling with automatic lockout.

Continuous audit trail

Every action — login, data modification, report export — is logged with user, timestamp, IP address, and branch context. Tamper-evident.

Role-based access control

Granular RBAC with per-branch permission scoping. Cashiers see only their till; managers see only their branch; owners see everything.

Security across every layer

Defence in depth — protection is not a single gate but a series of overlapping controls.

Network Security

All traffic routed through SSL/TLS 1.3. HSTS enforced. CSRF protection on every state-mutating endpoint. Content Security Policy headers on all pages.

Data Isolation

Tenant data is strictly isolated at the application and database layer. A query in one tenant's workspace cannot access another tenant's records by design.

Application Security

All inputs validated and sanitised. Parameterised queries prevent SQL injection. Output encoding prevents XSS. Dependency CVEs scanned automatically on every push.

Access Control

Multi-layer RBAC: system roles, tenant roles, and branch-level permissions. Principle of least privilege enforced. Superuser actions logged to a separate immutable audit trail.

Backup & Recovery

Daily encrypted backups with 30-day retention. Point-in-time recovery capability. Disaster recovery tested quarterly. RTO < 4 hours, RPO < 1 hour.

Incident Response

24-hour incident detection pipeline. Security events trigger automated alerts to the ops team. Affected tenants notified within 72 hours in line with data protection obligations.

Immutable audit trail on every action

Every user action — from a sale to a settings change — is appended to a tamper-evident audit log. ZIMRA inspectors and internal auditors can trace any transaction back to the exact user, device, and time.

  • Full create / update / delete history
  • IP address and session ID on every entry
  • Branch-scoped audit views for managers
  • God Mode superuser log — separate, immutable
  • Exportable for ZIMRA and external audit
audit_trail — live feed
[OK] 2025-06-02 08:14:02 UTC+2
user=jane.mupende action=SALE_CREATED
ref=INV-2025-004821 branch=CBD-Main
ip=105.21.x.x session=sess_9fKw2...
[OK] 2025-06-02 08:16:48 UTC+2
user=t.moyo action=STOCK_ADJUSTMENT
product=SKU-00291 delta=-5 reason=damage
ip=105.21.x.x branch=Borrowdale
[FLAGGED] 2025-06-02 08:19:11 UTC+2
user=admin action=ROLE_CHANGE
target=r.chikwanda new_role=manager
notified=god_mode ⚠ privilege escalation
$ tail -f /audit/secure.log

Compliance & certifications

Built to meet both local regulatory requirements and international security standards.

ZIMRA FDMS — Fiscal Device Management System

Native integration with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's fiscal infrastructure. All receipts signed and submitted per FDMS protocol.

Verified · Active

OWASP Top 10 — Application Security

All OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities addressed in design and verified in quarterly penetration tests. SQLi, XSS, CSRF, IDOR — all mitigated.

Assessed · Compliant

GDPR — Data Protection (applicable extraterritorial)

Data minimisation, right of erasure, and data processing agreements available for multinational tenants operating across GDPR jurisdictions.

Policy Aligned

SOC 2 Type II — Service Organisation Controls

Trust Services Criteria assessment in progress. Controls for security, availability, and confidentiality are implemented; formal audit scheduled.

In Progress · Q3 2025

TLS 1.3 — Transport Layer Security

All connections encrypted with TLS 1.3. Legacy TLS 1.0 and 1.1 disabled. Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) enforced on all cipher suites.

Enforced · Grade A+

Zimbabwe Data Protection Act (2021)

Data processing practices aligned with the Zimbabwean Data Protection Act. Data stored locally on Zimbabwean infrastructure where required.

Aligned

Security questions? Talk to our team.

We're happy to provide a security questionnaire, penetration test results, or a detailed architecture review for enterprise prospects.