Security at Pillar

Security at Pillar

Security at Pillar

Pillar helps companies hedge commodity and currency risk, so our customers trust us with some of the most sensitive information in their business: their deals, positions, and cash flow. We protect it the way we’d want our own protected, with security built into how we design, build, and run Pillar.

Pillar helps companies hedge commodity and currency risk, so our customers trust us with some of the most sensitive information in their business: their deals, positions, and cash flow. We protect it the way we’d want our own protected, with security built into how we design, build, and run Pillar.

Pillar helps companies hedge commodity and currency risk, so our customers trust us with some of the most sensitive information in their business: their deals, positions, and cash flow. We protect it the way we’d want our own protected, with security built into how we design, build, and run Pillar.

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Encryption at rest

AES-256

Encryption in transit

TLS 1.2+

Team sign-in

SSO + MFA

Availability

Multiple zones

Our principles

Our principles

Our principles

Least privilege

Least privilege

Least privilege

People and systems get only the access they need.

People and systems get only the access they need.

Defence in depth

Defence in depth

Defence in depth

We layer controls so no single failure exposes your data.

We layer controls so no single failure exposes your data.

One standard

One standard

One standard

The same rules apply across our product, infrastructure, team, and vendors.

The same rules apply across our product, infrastructure, team, and vendors.

Always improving

Always improving

Always improving

We review and strengthen our program regularly as Pillar grows.

We review and strengthen our program regularly as Pillar grows.

Data protection

Data protection

Encryption

Customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher.

Customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher.

Customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher.

Keys and secrets

Encryption keys and application secrets are held in managed services backed by hardware security modules, with tightly restricted access.

Encryption keys and application secrets are held in managed services backed by hardware security modules, with tightly restricted access.

Encryption keys and application secrets are held in managed services backed by hardware security modules, with tightly restricted access.

Hosting

Pillar is hosted in the United States on Render, a managed cloud platform, and is migrating to AWS. Our hosting providers secure the physical data centres.

Pillar is hosted in the United States on Render, a managed cloud platform, and is migrating to AWS. Our hosting providers secure the physical data centres.

Pillar is hosted in the United States on Render, a managed cloud platform, and is migrating to AWS. Our hosting providers secure the physical data centres.

Isolation

Each customer’s data is logically separated, with access enforced in the application.

Each customer’s data is logically separated, with access enforced in the application.

Backups

Data is backed up regularly, encrypted, and restore-tested.

Data is backed up regularly, encrypted, and restore-tested.

Data is backed up regularly, encrypted, and restore-tested.

Product security

Product security

Secure development

Secure development

Every code change is peer-reviewed and deployed through automated pipelines. No one changes production by hand.

Every code change is peer-reviewed and deployed through automated pipelines. No one changes production by hand.

Automated scanning

Automated scanning

Our code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure are scanned for vulnerabilities and exposed secrets throughout development.

Our code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure are scanned for vulnerabilities and exposed secrets throughout development.

Account controls

Account controls

Role-based permissions and activity logs let you decide who can do what in your account, and see what they did.

Role-based permissions and activity logs let you decide who can do what in your account, and see what they did.

Infrastructure and operations

Infrastructure and operations

Network

Network

Production runs in private networks, and administrative access requires multi-factor authentication.

Production runs in private networks, and administrative access requires multi-factor authentication.

Monitoring

Monitoring

We log and monitor our systems centrally and alert our engineers to suspicious activity.

We log and monitor our systems centrally and alert our engineers to suspicious activity.

Incident response

Incident response

We maintain a tested incident response plan and notify affected customers promptly, in line with our legal and contractual obligations.

We maintain a tested incident response plan and notify affected customers promptly, in line with our legal and contractual obligations.

Resilience

Resilience

We run across multiple availability zones and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

We run across multiple availability zones and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

People and access

People and access

Access

Access

Our team signs in with single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. Access is role-based, reviewed regularly, and removed promptly when someone leaves.

Our team signs in with single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. Access is role-based, reviewed regularly, and removed promptly when someone leaves.

Devices

Devices

Company laptops are centrally managed, with encryption, screen lock, and automatic updates enforced.

Company laptops are centrally managed, with encryption, screen lock, and automatic updates enforced.

Training

Training

Everyone completes security training when they join and every year after.

Everyone completes security training when they join and every year after.

Vendors

Vendors

We assess vendors’ security before they handle customer data, and review them periodically.

We assess vendors’ security before they handle customer data, and review them periodically.

AI

AI

Our AI providers are contractually prohibited from training their models on your data.

Our AI providers are contractually prohibited from training their models on your data.

Privacy

Privacy

We collect only what we need to run the service, and we never sell customer data. Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Contact us

Contact us

Security reviews

Security reviews

Security reviews

For questionnaires or documentation, email security@pillarhq.com.

For questionnaires or documentation, email security@pillarhq.com.

Contact Security

Report a vulnerability

Report a vulnerability

Report a vulnerability

Found a security issue? Email security@pillarhq.com. We appreciate responsible disclosure and will respond promptly.

Found a security issue? Email security@pillarhq.com. We appreciate responsible disclosure and will respond promptly.

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Disclaimer: Commodity Interest Trading involves risk and, therefore, is not appropriate for all persons; failure to manage commercial risk by engaging in some form of hedging also involves risk. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Stratos Labs, Inc. is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a member of the National Futures Association.

Disclaimer: Commodity Interest Trading involves risk and, therefore, is not appropriate for all persons; failure to manage commercial risk by engaging in some form of hedging also involves risk. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Stratos Labs, Inc. is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a member of the National Futures Association.

Disclaimer: Commodity Interest Trading involves risk and, therefore, is not appropriate for all persons; failure to manage commercial risk by engaging in some form of hedging also involves risk. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Stratos Labs, Inc. is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a member of the National Futures Association.

Disclaimer: Commodity Interest Trading involves risk and, therefore, is not appropriate for all persons; failure to manage commercial risk by engaging in some form of hedging also involves risk. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Stratos Labs, Inc. is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a member of the National Futures Association.