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.

Finance File

Your Financial Life. Off The Internet.

Tax records, statements, mortgage paperwork and pension documents shape your financial future. A Firevault Finance File keeps them physically disconnected from the internet and retrievable only when you authorise it.

Why OSS

Finance File

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

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

£1.2M

ICO fine to LastPass — financial credentials exposed

ICO, December 2025

7+ yrs

Statutory tax record retention period

HMRC

Why Cloud Finance Storage Fails

Your financial paperwork is a target. Treat it like one.

Cloud Folder Sprawl

Tax returns, statements and pension paperwork accumulate across email, cloud drives and accountant portals. Most users cannot say where everything actually lives.

Adviser And Accountant Risk

Shared folders with accountants, mortgage brokers and IFAs persist long after the engagement ends, often with full historical access.

Pension And Long-Tail Loss

Pension and investment paperwork must survive forty-plus years. Cloud accounts rarely do. Lost documentation costs real money at retirement.

The Reality

This is already happening to financial records.

LastPass: Financial Credentials of 1.6 Million UK Users Exposed

Hackers stole encrypted password vaults containing banking credentials, investment logins, and financial account access for 1.6 million UK customers.

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 with banking and payment information on file.

BBC News, 2025

Capita: Pension and Financial Data of 6 Million People Breached

The ICO fined Capita £14 million after hackers accessed pension records, financial data, and personal information of over 6 million individuals across multiple financial services clients.

ICO, October 2025

The Scenario

Seven years of tax records. Gone in one breach.

A self-employed professional shares a cloud folder with his accountant containing seven years of tax returns, bank statements and mortgage paperwork. The accountant's account is breached. Within weeks he is targeted by a tailored impersonation scam quoting his real income, mortgage balance and bank. He almost authorises a £42,000 transfer. With a Firevault Finance File, none of that detail would have been online to harvest.

"Your financial life is a roadmap for fraud. Do not leave it on the internet."

The OSS Finance File

Hold the financial record offline. Retrieve it on your terms.

Your Finance File holds tax returns, statements, mortgage documents, pension paperwork and investment records inside a physically disconnected vault. Authorised retrieval, full audit, no permanent cloud exposure.

Air-gapped storage for tax, mortgage and pension records
Tamper-evident custody for statements and certificates
Authorised retrieval for accountants, advisers and audits
Identity-locked access — your finances, your release

Take Financial Records Off Connected Systems

Step 1 of 3

Tax returns, bank statements, mortgage documents, and pension records are taken off connected systems and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No cloud folder sprawl. No accountant portal dependency.

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