Cyber security scenarios that Offline Secure Storage protects against

Use Cases

Real Problems,
Real Examples

Discover how individuals, directors, and organisations face real breach scenarios, and how Firevault's offline secure storage provides protection.

Showing 11 use cases

Sports Management

How "Luca" Prevented a Six-Figure Fraud After Data Breach

When a top F1 team's commercial partner suffered a ransomware breach, cybercriminals accessed files containing passport numbers, email addresses, and travel details. Luca avoided over £120,000 in personal and financial fraud because his sensitive ID scans, banking details, and endorsement documents were secured offline inside Firevault.

Professional AthleteSports ManagementIdentity Protection

£120k+

Fraud loss prevented

Individual Protection

Dawn Avoids a £21,500 Personal Fraud Cost on the Back of the M&S Data Breach

When a major UK retailer suffered a ransomware attack that exposed loyalty-scheme and customer-account data, thousands of shoppers became vulnerable to follow-on fraud. Dawn avoided an estimated £21,500 personal fraud loss because she kept her most sensitive ID scans and card details offline in her Firevault Personal Vault.

Personal VaultRetail BreachIdentity Protection

£21.5k

Personal fraud loss avoided

Directors & Boardrooms

Director Protected from £500,000 ICO Fine

When a ransomware attack paralysed the company network overnight, board members faced the risk of exposing regulated data and personal liability of up to £500,000 under UK ICO enforcement rules. By storing board-critical documents in Firevault's Secured Offline Digital Vault, the director kept working through the crisis and proved due diligence to regulators and insurers.

DirectorsBoardroomRegulatory Compliance

£500k

ICO fine avoided

Enterprise IP

Secure Pre-Launch Game, Illegal Release Stopped

A AAA game studio used Firevault's Scalable Offline Storage System to securely store high-value, embargoed content such as builds, marketing assets, and contracts in a physically disconnected environment, preventing leaks and unauthorised access before launch.

GamingScalable StorageIP Protection

£4.2m

Average leak cost saved

Public Sector

Child Safeguarding Data, Secured Offline

Local authorities hold some of the most sensitive information in the UK: safeguarding records that protect vulnerable children, families, and public trust. 67% of safeguarding professionals use shared drives, and 92% of council ransomware attacks start with exposed file shares. Firevault provides a dedicated offline vault for safeguarding and compliance needs.

Local GovernmentSafeguardingPublic Sector

67%

Still use exposed shared drives

Critical Infrastructure

Telco Stops Ransomware Kill-Chain by Physically Isolating Core Network Management

A European telecoms operator physically disconnected Purdue Level 3 network management systems from the IT domain, breaking the ransomware kill-chain before lateral movement could reach core switching infrastructure. DORA Article 11 resilience testing confirmed zero propagation paths.

TelecomsOTControl

Propagation paths to core network

Critical Infrastructure

Water Utility Isolates SCADA During a Live Breach Without Shutting Down Treatment

A regional water utility used physical disconnection to isolate SCADA historian and configuration data at Purdue Level 3 during an active cyber incident, maintaining continuous water treatment operations while preventing attacker access to process control systems.

WaterOTControl

100%

Treatment uptime during incident

Operational Technology

Manufacturer Controls Third-Party Maintenance Access to Production Line PLCs

A precision manufacturer eliminated persistent third-party remote access to Purdue Level 1 PLCs by implementing physical path control. Maintenance engineers connect only during scheduled windows, with PLC programmes and configurations stored offline between sessions.

ManufacturingOTControl

Zero

Standing third-party connections

Healthcare

NHS Trust Reduces Lateral Movement Between Clinical and Administrative Networks

An NHS Trust implemented physical path control between clinical systems holding patient data and administrative networks, reducing lateral movement attack surface by 94%. DORA-aligned resilience testing confirmed that a compromised administrative workstation cannot reach clinical databases.

HealthcareNHSControl

94%

Lateral movement surface reduced

Defence & National Security

Defence Contractor Removes Attack Paths Through Physical Segmentation of Classified Data

A Tier 1 defence contractor implemented physical disconnection for classified programme data, ensuring that no network path exists between cleared and uncleared environments. The architecture satisfies DEFSTAN 05-138 and NATO SDIP-27 requirements through physical rather than logical controls.

DefenceControlClassified

Zero

Network paths to classified data

Enterprise

Enterprise Triggers Immediate Physical Disconnection During a Live Incident

A FTSE 250 company integrated physical disconnection into their incident response playbook, enabling the SOC to sever data paths to critical systems within 90 seconds of a confirmed breach. DORA Article 17 reporting was completed within the regulatory window using documentation stored offline.

EnterpriseControlIncident Response

90s

Time to physical disconnection

Real Problems,Real Examples