What is offline secure storage?

Offline secure storage (OSS) is a data protection method where data is physically disconnected from the internet when not in use. Unlike cloud storage, data stored offline has zero remote attack surface — it cannot be hacked, ransomed or accessed remotely because it is not connected to any network. Firevault provides this through hardware-encrypted vaults that are physically isolated.

How does Firevault protect against ransomware?

Firevault protects against ransomware by physically disconnecting your data from the internet. Ransomware can only encrypt data it can reach over a network. When your data is stored offline in a Firevault, ransomware attacks cannot reach it. Even if your entire network is compromised, your offline vault remains untouched and intact.

How much does Firevault cost?

Firevault Vault starts from £75 per month (inc VAT) for individuals. Business Storage starts from £360 per month (inc VAT). Enterprise Platform pricing is available on request. All plans include hardware encryption, identity verification, and physical disconnection by default.

Who is Firevault designed for?

Firevault is designed for individuals protecting passports, wills and crypto keys; professionals such as solicitors, accountants and consultants protecting client data; SMEs and businesses protecting crown jewel data; and regulated industries including healthcare, financial services and legal sectors requiring offline backup for compliance with GDPR, NIS2, DORA and FCA regulations.

Is Firevault GDPR compliant?

Yes. Firevault is designed to support GDPR compliance by keeping sensitive personal data physically isolated and offline. Physical disconnection ensures data is not exposed to network-based attacks, supports data minimisation principles, and provides an audit trail of access. Firevault is also designed to support NIS2, DORA, FCA and SRA compliance requirements.

What is a physical air gap?

A physical air gap is a security measure where a computer or storage device is completely isolated from the internet and all unsecured networks. Unlike a logical or software air gap, a physical air gap cannot be bridged remotely. Firevault uses a Layer 1 physical air gap — your data is stored on hardware that is physically disconnected from any network when not in active use.

OSS for Industry

Offline Secure Storage for Banking & Finance

Financial services face extraordinary regulatory scrutiny and cyber risk. Offline Secure Storage (OSS) provides physical disconnection for your most sensitive financial data.

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We Think This Is Hard to Ignore

The ICO fined Capita £14 million for failing to protect pension data held on always-on infrastructure. At Firevault, financial records live on hardware that physically disconnects between sessions, because regulatory exposure starts with connected exposure.

£14M

ICO fine to Capita for pension data failures

ICO, October 2025

£1.9B

Economic cost of JLR ransomware to UK supply chain

The Guardian, October 2025

3.31M

Confirmed fraud cases in UK in 2024, highest on record

UK Finance 2025

£755M

Annual cost of breach-driven fraud in UK

Frontier Economics 2025

Industry Risks

Financial data demands the highest protection.

Transaction Data

Payment data and transaction records are high-value targets.

Regulatory Fines

FCA and PRA impose severe penalties for data protection failures.

DORA Compliance

The Digital Operational Resilience Act mandates ICT risk management.

The Reality

This is already happening in financial services.

Capita: £14M Fine After Pension Data of 6 Million People Exposed

The ICO issued a combined £14 million fine to Capita for failing to secure personal data including pension records, affecting over 6 million people across multiple financial services clients.

ICO, October 2025

LastPass: ICO Fined £1.2M After 1.6 Million UK Users Exposed

The ICO fined the password manager for failures that allowed hackers to steal personal information of 1.6 million UK customers, including those using it for financial credentials.

ICO, December 2025

Co-op: 6.5 Million Members' Financial and Personal Data Stolen

Attackers exfiltrated personal data of all 6.5 million Co-op members including financial services customers in a cyber attack the CEO described as devastating.

BBC News, 2025

How Firevault Stops This

Remove financial data from every system attackers can reach.

Customer records, transaction archives, and regulatory files are taken off always-connected infrastructure and written to dedicated RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. Those drives have no internet connection. No IP address. No API. When authorised personnel need access, a physical connection is created after identity verification. When the session ends, the drives disconnect.

Financial records removed from cloud infrastructure and placed on hardware with no network connection. Attackers cannot reach what is not online
Stolen credentials cannot unlock hardware that is physically disconnected. There is no login to brute-force, no API to exploit
Full audit trail for FCA, PRA, and DORA reporting. Every access session is identity-verified and logged
Supports DORA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR requirements through the strongest possible technical measure — physical disconnection

Take Financial Records Off Connected Infrastructure

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Financial records, transaction archives, and regulatory files are taken off always-on banking infrastructure and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No cloud. No API. No attack surface.

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