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.

Identity Store

Your Identity. Out Of Reach.

Identity theft begins with documents stored in cloud drives, email inboxes and photo libraries. A Firevault Identity Store keeps your passport scans, birth certificates and biometric records physically disconnected from the internet.

Why OSS

Identity Store

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

6.5M

Co-op members' identity data stolen in single attack

BBC News, 2025

£4.7B

Lost to identity fraud in the UK in a single year

Cifas / UK Finance 2025

1.6M

UK users' personal data exposed in LastPass breach

ICO, December 2025

437K

Became fraud victims from data breaches in 2024

Frontier Economics 2025

Why Cloud Identity Storage Fails

Your most sensitive documents are sat in the easiest place to steal them from.

Passports In Cloud Drives

Scans of passports, driving licences and birth certificates routinely sit in cloud folders shared with accountants, agents and family. One breach exposes a complete identity package.

Synthetic Identity Fraud

Stolen identity documents are combined with fabricated details to open accounts, take loans and commit crimes in your name. Recovery takes years.

Biometric Permanence

Unlike a password, you cannot reset a fingerprint, iris scan or facial template. Once exposed, biometric records are compromised forever.

The Reality

This is already happening to identity documents.

Co-op: 6.5 Million Members' Identity Data Stolen

Attackers exfiltrated personal identity data of all 6.5 million Co-op members including names, addresses, and contact details — a complete identity package for fraud.

BBC News, 2025

FIA Breach: F1 Drivers' Passports and Personal Data Hacked

Security researchers breached the FIA driver database, exposing passport copies, phone numbers, and personal contact details of Max Verstappen and other Formula 1 drivers.

RaceFans, October 2025

Rio Open: Players' Passport Details Published Online

The Rio Open tennis tournament published passport details, phone numbers, and personal information of competing players including Carlos Alcaraz, demonstrating how identity documents are routinely exposed.

Sportskeeda, February 2025

The Scenario

One folder. A whole identity gone.

A professional keeps scans of her passport, driving licence, NI letter and a utility bill in a single cloud folder, shared once with a letting agent. The agent's account is breached. Within a month, three credit cards and a personal loan are opened in her name. Two years later she is still untangling it. With a Firevault Identity Store those documents would never have been online to harvest.

"An identity should not be one phishing email away from theft."

The OSS Identity Store

Keep your identity offline. Retrieve it only when you must.

Your Identity Store holds passports, birth certificates, biometric records and government-issued documents inside a physically disconnected vault. They are retrievable on authorised request and never sat on the public internet.

Air-gapped storage for passports, ID cards and certificates
Tamper-evident custody for biometric and recovery records
Authorised retrieval for verified renewals, applications and KYC
Physical retrieval only — no remote access, ever

Take Identity Documents Off Cloud Storage

Step 1 of 3

Passport scans, birth certificates, and biometric records are taken off cloud storage and email and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No shared folder. No letting agent link.

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