Security & Trust

At Innovation8, we specialize in serving highly regulated industries where security, privacy, and trust are paramount. From the very beginning, ShadowIQ has been crafted to meet the exacting standards of banks, credit unions, regulators, and examiners. Our leadership team brings decades of expertise in developing and managing technology platforms specifically for regulated financial institutions. We recognize that trust goes beyond technology—it’s embedded in our operations, governance, and commitment to building lasting partnerships.

Security by design

ShadowIQ is architected with security as a foundational principle:

  • End-to-end encryption for data in transit and at rest

  • Strict access controls and role-based permissions

  • Logical data isolation between customers

  • Secure cloud infrastructure following industry best practices

Security is embedded into how the platform is built, not added later.

Privacy & Data Protection

We take data protection seriously:

  • Customer data remains owned and controlled by each institution

  • No commingling of identifiable customer data

  • Data minimization and purpose-driven processing

  • Alignment with applicable financial services privacy requirements

ShadowIQ is designed to support institutions operating under strict data governance policies.

Consortium governance & trust

Innovation8 operates an opt-in consortium model designed to enhance detection while preserving privacy and control:

  • Participation is voluntary and institution-controlled

  • Only anonymized, non-identifiable risk signals are shared

  • No raw customer data is exposed across institutions

  • Governance controls define how signals are contributed and consumed

This approach enables collective intelligence without compromising confidentiality.

Explainability & audit readiness

ShadowIQ is built to support regulatory scrutiny:

  • Transparent, explainable investigation outputs

  • Full audit trails for alerts, decisions, and actions

  • Human-readable explanations designed for compliance teams and examiners

Institutions gain faster insights without sacrificing accountability.

Compliance-focused from the start

Innovation8 designs with regulatory expectations in mind, including:

  • Secure software development practices

  • Ongoing security testing and risk assessment

  • Alignment with common financial services control frameworks

  • Roadmap toward formal security attestations as we scale