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Speaker, owner and advisor. [![Firevault Bunker, the protected physical location for Offline Secure Storage hardware](/__l5e/assets-v1/75208f4e-fc6f-46d8-80b9-606c43dfef28/firevault-bunker-building.webp)](/why-oss) The Firevault view**Offline Secure Storage® keeps a clean copy beyond the reach of an attacker.**[Why #OSS →](/why-oss) [![The nine Control modules arranged around the Firevault platform](/__l5e/assets-v1/829a8768-a871-41d0-8a79-3645ca7f5e83/platform-wheel.jpg)](/solutions/control) Control systems and access**Cut the physical paths attackers and third parties depend on.**[Explore Control →](/solutions/control) [![Firevault 2TB Vault hardware](/__l5e/assets-v1/ed09bfc1-2f0f-491d-b1aa-861542a5fb33/hero-vault-2tb.png)](/get-started) Get started**Get started, or talk to a member of the team.**[Get started →](/get-started) How Firevault would handle this ## A recovery copy an attacker cannot reach Offline Secure Storage® keeps a clean copy of your data on hardware that is physically disconnected, so backup and recovery do not depend on systems an intruder can touch. [Get started](/get-started)[Talk to the team](/demo) **Hardware**Your copy sits on dedicated encrypted hardware **Disconnect**Offline by default, connected only when you say so **Recovery**A known-clean copy to rebuild from, on your timetable **Location**Held in a secure Firevault Bunker More research ## Other whitepapers [whitepaper ### Mapping Offline Secure Storage to the NCSC Principles for Ransomware-Resistant Backups A control-by-control mapping of Firevault Offline Secure Storage against the NCSC guidance on ransomware-resistant backups, written for UK government, CNI operators and regulated enterprises. ](/learn/whitepapers/ncsc-ransomware-resistant-backups)[whitepaper ### Firevault Legal Playbook: Offline Secure Storage for Legal Firms ](/learn/whitepapers/legal-playbook) Related Reading ## You may also find these useful [ ![Revolut breach: nobody hacked in, and that is the point](/__l5e/assets-v1/a9197e4b-c5df-413c-a196-8993df633c93/revolut-fake-government-requests-2026.jpg) Commentary ### Revolut breach: nobody hacked in, and that is the point Revolut handed sensitive customer data to an unauthorised third party after fraudulent requests arrived from a legitimate government domain. 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