Keep Intellectual Property Secure and Confidential
Protect source code, designs, research, formulas, product plans and trade secrets by holding them offline within Offline Secure Storage®, under controlled access.
Key threats addressed
We Think This Is Hard to Ignore
Cloud repositories, VDRs and DLP suites assume attackers stay outside. Firevault assumes they are already inside, and puts your intellectual property somewhere they cannot reach.
£1B–£8.5B
Annual UK cost of IP theft via cyber attacks
Alma Economics 2025
60%
Of departing employees take confidential data
Ponemon Institute
£14.7B
Total annual UK cyber cost to businesses
KPMG for DSIT 2025
24 mo
Median time competitive advantage is lost after IP breach
PwC
Intellectual property is exposed on the systems people work on.
Always Online
Source code, CAD files and formulas sit on laptops, cloud drives and Git repositories that are permanently reachable.
Sprawled Across Tools
Working masters, prototypes and R&D notes spread across VDRs, Notion, Evernote, DLP suites and shared drives.
Insider and Supply-Chain Risk
Departing employees, contractors and third-party vendors can copy, sync or screenshot IP faster than DLP can block it.
IP is being stolen right now.
Nexperia: China Accused of Stealing UK Semiconductor IP
British MPs raised alarm at the alleged theft of intellectual property from a UK chip factory, with Dutch authorities intervening to prevent further loss of trade secrets.
Politico, 2025
Jaguar Land Rover: £1.9 Billion Cost to UK Economy
A ransomware attack halted production, sent 30,000 employees home and disrupted design and engineering data across the supply chain.
The Guardian, October 2025
Ernst & Young Supply-Chain Breach
ShinyHunters extorted EY after a supplier compromise exposed client working papers, showing that IP held by advisers is only as safe as their weakest cloud dependency.
BleepingComputer, 2026
The Scenario
A senior engineer leaves for a competitor.
Two weeks before they resign, they clone the Git repository, download the CAD library and copy the pricing model to a personal drive. DLP flagged nothing because they had legitimate access. With OSS, the crown-jewel repository was never on the network. There was nothing to clone.
"IP that built your business deserves protection that matches its value."
Take crown-jewel IP off the network entirely.
Signed originals, source code, CAD, formulas, patent filings and creative masters are removed from cloud drives, repositories and endpoints and consolidated onto dedicated RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. Those drives have no internet connection, no cloud sync and no API. Access is granted only after identity verification, only in authorised windows, and only through a physical connection that is severed when the session ends. A stolen credential, a compromised laptop or a supplier breach cannot reach hardware that is not connected.
- Layer 1 disconnection removes IP from every network path a VDR, DLP or cloud repo leaves open
- Signed originals and working masters live in one verified location, not scattered across SaaS tools
- Every retrieval is identity-checked and logged for IPO filings, licence audits and infringement evidence
- Between sessions the drives are physically disconnected, closing the window insiders and attackers rely on
Bring IP into One Offline Vault
Step 1 of 3Source code repositories, build artefacts, signing keys, CAD and CAM files, formulas, manuscripts, RAW masters and AI model weights are moved off shared drives and cloud folders onto dedicated RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker.
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Choose Your Protection
Which OSS Fits?
300GB
Low Use Vault, Deep Cold Storage
From £74.99/mo
inc. VAT · £0 due today
Deep cold storage for archived IP, superseded designs and long-tail creative back catalogue.
What 300GB holds
Use Cases for Protecting Intellectual Property
- Archived patent filings and prior art
- Superseded product designs and blueprints
- Legacy source code and build artefacts
- Historical brand and design guideline masters
- Long-tail creative back catalogue
Specifications
Capacity
300GB
Access
2 windows/week
Authentication
Identity-locked
Commitment
36 months
Security & Compliance
How to Get Started
Step 1
Discovery Call
Understand what you need to protect and how you operate.
Step 2
Vault Configuration
Select your tier, capacity, and access model.
Step 3
Identity Verification
Complete KYC/AML and set up multi-factor authentication.
Step 4
Go Live
Data ingestion, access policy activation, and ongoing support.
Win Business, Earn Trust, and Build Reputation with Butterfly
Butterfly is an operational model that helps organisations structure sensitive data to close deals faster, strengthen client relationships, and demonstrate the governance maturity that wins enterprise contracts.
Built on the VPPP framework (Vault, Policy, Permissions, Purpose), Butterfly maps your sensitive data and assigns dedicated Vaults by role, relationship, and purpose, turning data stewardship into a competitive advantage.
Deal Readiness
Governed materials ready to share with confidence
Client Trust
Demonstrate stewardship that earns loyalty
Board Confidence
Clear governance that inspires stakeholders
Enterprise Scale
Structure data governance across your organisation
Who Uses Butterfly?
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Sales Teams
Secure client proposals, pricing, and commercial intelligence
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Service Providers
Exchange sensitive documents with clients through governed Vaults
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Businesses
Protect strategic plans, IP, and competitive intelligence
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Family Offices
Structure data governance across principals, staff, and advisors
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IP & Creative Assets Use Case
Deep dive on protecting designs, source code and creative masters.
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Crown jewels, trade secrets and competitive intelligence offline.
Learn more about Secure Sensitive Business DataLegal Playbook
Privileged matters, disclosure bundles and signed originals.
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