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.

Education Store

Qualifications. That Cannot Quietly Disappear.

Universities close, registrars retire records and cloud certificate lockers go dark. A Firevault Education Store keeps your degree certificates, transcripts and professional qualifications physically protected and retrievable for life.

Why OSS

Education Store

Your most sensitive data deserves protection that goes beyond software. Firevault provides the only storage that is physically unreachable by design.

327

Cyber incidents reported by UK education sector in 2024

NCSC Annual Review, 2025

£14M

ICO fine to Capita — processes education data

ICO, October 2025

6.5M

Personal records stolen in single Co-op breach

BBC News, 2025

Average professional qualifications held by a senior professional

Firevault customer data

Why Cloud Education Records Fail

Your qualifications outlive every portal you stored them in.

Portal Dependency

Digital credential platforms come and go. When the issuer changes provider, your certificate becomes a dead link.

Format And Provenance Loss

PDF certificates without verifiable provenance are increasingly questioned by employers and regulators. Originals matter.

Institutional Drift

Universities merge, departments close and registrars lose records. The further back the qualification, the harder it is to prove.

The Reality

Education records are under attack.

NCSC: 327 Cyber Incidents Reported by UK Education Sector

The National Cyber Security Centre reported a record number of cyber incidents affecting UK education institutions, with ransomware and data exfiltration targeting student and qualification records.

NCSC Annual Review, 2025

Capita: £14M Fine — Education Data Processor Breached

Capita processes data for hundreds of schools and education bodies. The ICO fined the company £14 million after hackers accessed personal data including education records.

ICO, October 2025

Co-op: 6.5 Million Members' Data Stolen

The Co-op breach demonstrated how organisations holding data across sectors, including education partnerships, are vulnerable to mass data exfiltration affecting qualification and membership records.

BBC News, 2025

The Scenario

A career put on hold by a missing certificate.

A senior consultant applies for a regulated role overseas. The university that issued her primary degree restructured a decade ago and her digital portal account is dormant. The replacement service has no record of her transcript. Her offer is delayed nine months. With a Firevault Education Store, the original certified scan and provenance trail would have been retrievable in minutes.

"Your career should not hang on whether a portal still exists."

The OSS Education Store

Hold the originals offline. Prove them on demand.

Your Education Store holds degree certificates, transcripts, professional body records and continuing-education proofs inside a physically disconnected vault. Retrievable on demand, verifiable on request, never sat in someone else's portal.

Air-gapped storage for original qualifications and transcripts
Tamper-evident custody for professional body records and CPD
Authorised retrieval for verification, applications and tribunals
Identity-locked access — your record, your release

Take Qualifications Off Institution Portals

Step 1 of 3

Degree certificates, transcripts, and professional qualifications are taken off institution portals and cloud drives and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No portal dependency. No dead links.

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