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.

Legal Chambers

Privileged. Physically Protected.

Privileged legal records cannot afford to live on always-online infrastructure. A Firevault Legal Chambers vault keeps matter files physically disconnected, opens per matter, and re-seals when the work is done.

Why OSS

Legal Chambers

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

£14M

ICO fine to Capita — a major legal outsourcing provider

ICO, October 2025

200+

UK law firms disrupted by CTS ransomware attack

Law Society Gazette, November 2024

1 in 4

UK law firms hit by ransomware in the past year

SRA / NCSC 2025

£4.9M

Average cost of a data breach in legal services

IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024

Why Always-On Storage Fails Law Firms

Privilege evaporates the moment data leaks.

Privilege At Risk

Once privileged material is exfiltrated and circulated, courts may treat privilege as waived. The legal protection collapses with the perimeter.

Ransomware Targeting Firms

Law firms are now a primary ransomware target. Attackers know matter files command both ransom payment and downstream extortion.

Cross-Border Disclosure Exposure

Cloud-resident matter files crossing jurisdictions create disclosure, sovereignty and regulatory risks that no encryption setting fully resolves.

The Reality

This is already happening in legal services.

CTS: Ransomware Disrupted 200 UK Law Firms

A ransomware attack on managed service provider CTS disrupted IT systems for approximately 200 UK law firms, preventing conveyancing transactions and client access for weeks. Privileged files were exposed.

Law Society Gazette, November 2024

Capita: £14M Fine — Legal Outsourcing Data Exposed

Capita processes legal data for hundreds of organisations. The ICO fined the company £14 million after hackers accessed personal data of over 6 million people, including legally privileged records.

ICO, October 2025

LastPass: £1.2M Fine — Lawyers' Credentials Exposed

The ICO fined LastPass £1.2 million after hackers stole encrypted vaults containing passwords used by legal professionals to access client systems and case management platforms.

ICO, December 2025

The Scenario

Privilege, waived overnight.

A mid-sized firm is hit by ransomware. Privileged matter files for a high-profile client are exfiltrated and posted to a leak site. Opposing counsel argues privilege has been waived; the regulator opens an investigation; the firm faces fines, professional sanctions and client loss. With a Firevault Legal Chambers vault, those files would have been offline at the moment of attack.

"Legal privilege should rest on physics, not just policy."

The OSS Legal Chambers

Privilege you can physically prove.

Each matter sits inside a vault that is physically disconnected by default. Authorised counsel opens the matter for a defined window, every action is audited, and the vault re-seals automatically when the matter closes.

Offline by default — privileged matter files physically disconnected from all networks
Matter-scoped access windows for counsel, paralegals and experts
Full chain-of-custody audit for every file viewed, exported or amended
Automatic re-seal once the matter, hearing or disclosure window closes

Take Privileged Files Off Firm Systems

Step 1 of 3

Privileged matter files, client correspondence, and case documents are taken off firm systems and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. Privilege is protected by physics, not just policy.

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