--- title: "Motorsport: 2026 Playbook | Firevault" url: https://fire-vault.com/learn/whitepapers/motorsport-playbook description: "Protect competitive data and control race-weekend, supplier and factory network access." lang: en-GB --- playbook # Motorsport: 2026 Playbook Protect competitive data and control race-weekend, supplier and factory network access. **Mark Fermor**CTO, CMO & Founder, Firevault Published 10 October 2026 ยท 1 min read Share LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffire-vault.com%2Flearn%2Fwhitepapers%2Fmotorsport-playbook)Email A 28-page playbook for the motorsport industry on protecting sensitive data and valuable digital assets, and taking control of IT and OT networks. ## Download this whitepaper Free access with registration GDPR compliant No spam Where Firevault fits ## Control the physical paths between IT and OT Control by Firevault governs the connections into and across industrial environments, so a compromise in IT cannot become a path into the systems that run physical processes. 1. **1****Paths** Only the connections you approve exist between zones 2. **2****Isolation** Critical systems can be cut off in minutes, not days 3. **3****Evidence** Every connection and change is logged for audit 4. **4****Blueprints** Deployed to a design matched to your risk, not a template Get started: https://fire-vault.com/get-started Talk to the team: https://fire-vault.com/demo About the author Image: Mark Fermor (https://fire-vault.com/assets/mark-fermor-DWFWqeWL.jpg) ### Mark Fermor Mark Fermor on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfermor) CTO, CMO & Founder Founder of Firevault, focused on offline secure storage and protecting individuals and businesses from fraud, fines, loss and damage. 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