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Firevault playbooks are written for the people who own the decision: boards, CISOs, OT leaders and AI programme owners. Each one moves the conversation past posture and into the physical, custodial and operational controls that decide whether an organisation survives a bad day. - Free - Vendor neutral - Sourced - Board ready ![Corridor of offline storage racks inside a Firevault bunker](/assets/hero-square-bunker-BC9Flanh.jpg) 01 The playbooks ## Choose the blueprint that matches your remit. Each playbook is a self-contained brief, ready for board or committee circulation. [![The Leaders' Playbook cover](/__l5e/assets-v1/e8c2b388-0083-4aa9-a143-f8c4b11d2db3/leaders-cover.jpg)](/playbook/leaders) Firevault Leadership Briefing ## [The Leaders' PlaybookProtecting what matters. ](/playbook/leaders) A 28-page board-level briefing on sovereign data, succession resilience and the physical protection of what a family, firm or institution cannot afford to lose. 28 pages 18 min read Mark Fermor Boards and non-executive directors [Get the playbook](/playbook/leaders) Email-gated, GDPR compliant [![Firebreak for Water: Adoption & Deployment Playbook cover](/__l5e/assets-v1/87198e25-711c-49ab-95d1-5f7cc99553cb/firebreak-water-cover.jpg)](/playbook/firebreak-water) Firebreak for Water Playbook ## [Firebreak for WaterControl the path. Protect the supply. ](/playbook/firebreak-water) A 28-page adoption and deployment playbook for water boards, CISOs, OT leaders and network architects, Layer 1 physical path control mapped against the Purdue model. 28 pages 22 min read Mark Fermor & David Bailey Water boards and executive teams [Get the playbook](/playbook/firebreak-water) Email-gated, GDPR compliant [![A Control Blueprint for AI: 2026 Playbook cover](/__l5e/assets-v1/d10e0e16-e107-4d93-b690-87f7b33bea9b/ai-control-cover.jpg)](/playbook/ai-control-blueprints) A Control Blueprint for AI ## [A Control Blueprint for AIControl the path. Govern the agent. Protect the asset. ](/playbook/ai-control-blueprints) A 40-page 2026 playbook on AI infrastructure, open weights, agents, kill-switch design and operational recovery for boards, CISOs and AI leaders. 40 pages 28 min read Mark Fermor Boards and audit committees [Get the playbook](/playbook/ai-control-blueprints) Email-gated, GDPR compliant [![Close the File. Protect the Record. cover](/__l5e/assets-v1/a563c7e7-cdd3-47c3-8557-57a4d04b97b7/legal-cover.jpg)](/playbook/legal) Firevault Legal Playbook ## [Close the File. Protect the Record.A playbook on file closure, retained legal records and offline custody for UK law firms. ](/playbook/legal) A 28-page playbook on file closure, retained legal records and offline custody for UK law firms, governance, retention and retrieval for private client, corporate, real estate and disputes work. 28 pages 20 min read Mark Fermor Managing and senior partners [Get the playbook](/playbook/legal) Email-gated, GDPR compliant [![A Control Blueprint for Aerospace & Aviation cover](/__l5e/assets-v1/bb5110b1-edcd-4a3a-93fc-af134ae6e4b7/aerospace-cover.jpg)](/playbook/aerospace) Firevault Aerospace Playbook ## [A Control Blueprint for Aerospace & AviationControl the Path. Protect the Mission. Preserve the Aircraft. ](/playbook/aerospace) A 28-page engineering blueprint for communication pathways, operational states, ground and mission segments, MRO and supplier access, rapid isolation and assured recovery across aerospace and aviation. 28 pages 22 min read Mark Fermor Cyber security engineers and OT architects [Get the playbook](/playbook/aerospace) Email-gated, GDPR compliant 02 Who reads Firevault playbooks ## Boards, CISOs, OT leaders and AI programme owners. They are written for the people accountable for a decision, not the people writing the policy paper. Boards & non-execs Governance-grade briefings on data, succession and AI control. CISOs & CIOs Practical architecture and operating patterns that stand up to audit. OT & engineering Layer 1 physical path control mapped to the Purdue model. AI leaders Kill-switch doctrine, model custody and agent authority. ## Want to brief your board or team? Any of the Firevault playbooks can be walked through with your board, OT team or AI committee. Reply to any delivery email, or write to Mark directly. [Talk to Mark](mailto:mark@fire-vault.com)[Book a briefing](/contact)