Lock the Door.
Turn the Power Off.
Cyber Essentials locks the door. Firevault turns the power off — keeping critical data physically disconnected and out of attackers' reach.
Lock the Door on Cyber Criminals
The UK Government's Lock the Door campaign, launched in February 2026 by the NCSC and DSIT, urges businesses to lock the door on cyber criminals through Cyber Essentials certification. Firevault complements this with offline resilience, ensuring your crown jewels survive even when defences are breached.
The Scale of the Threat
In February 2026, the UK Government launched the "Lock the Door" campaign to help businesses protect themselves from common cyber threats. The campaign, developed by the National Cyber Security Centre and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, urges organisations to adopt the Cyber Essentials scheme.
The statistics behind the campaign demand attention.
Source: DSIT / NCSC, February 2026
Cyber Essentials Is Defence.
Offline Secure Storage Is Resilience.
Two complementary disciplines. Defence keeps attackers out of connected systems. Resilience ensures your most critical data survives when they get in.
Defence: Lock the Door
Cyber Essentials is proven, effective defence. These five controls protect connected systems from the most common attacks. Every organisation should have them in place.
Firewalls
Defends against: Network perimeter from unauthorised access
Secure Configuration
Defends against: Default settings and unnecessary services
Software Updates
Defends against: Known vulnerabilities through timely patching
User Access Control
Defends against: Credentials and privilege escalation
Malware Protection
Defends against: Endpoints from malicious software
Resilience: Turn the Power Off
Defence assumes your systems remain connected. Resilience does not. When any defence is breached, and statistically it will be, your most critical data needs to be somewhere attackers cannot reach.
Physical Disconnection
Critical data stored on dedicated hardware in CNI-grade data centres. No network path. Unreachable by design.
Recovery Independence
Clean offline copies restore operations without negotiation, without ransom, without compromise.
Dedicated Infrastructure
Your data on your own hardware, held in carefully selected Firevault Bunkers. No shared infrastructure. No third-party network dependency.
Continuity Through Compromise
When defences fail, your most critical data is already beyond the reach of any attack.
Who Needs Both Defence and Resilience
Cyber Essentials defends your operations. Offline Secure Storage ensures your crown jewels survive.
Defence vs Resilience
Two disciplines, one strategy. See how Cyber Essentials and Offline Secure Storage work together to protect what matters most.
| Dimension | Defence (Cyber Essentials) | Resilience (CE + OSS) |
|---|---|---|
| Network exposure | Reduced via firewalls and access control | Eliminated for critical data. No network path exists. |
| Ransomware | Mitigated through patching and anti-malware | Critical data is physically unreachable. Recovery without ransom. |
| Data sovereignty | Depends on cloud provider location | Dedicated hardware in UK CNI-grade data centres. Your data, your jurisdiction. |
| Insurance impact | 92% fewer claims (NCSC verified) | Further reduced. Zero attack surface for stored data. |
| Audit evidence | Policy and certification documentation | Physical disconnection proof and immutable logs. |
| When defences fail | Incident response and recovery processes | Crown jewels already safe. Business continuity maintained. |
Getting Started
Defence and resilience are complementary, not competitive. Lock the door first. Then turn the power off for the data that matters most.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Lock the Door campaign?
Lock the Door is a UK Government campaign launched in February 2026 by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the National Cyber Security Centre. It encourages businesses to adopt the Cyber Essentials scheme to protect against common cyber threats. The campaign highlights that cyber threats cost UK businesses £14.7 billion annually and that half of all small firms have experienced a breach in the last 12 months.
What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is a government-backed certification scheme developed by the NCSC. It focuses on five key controls: firewalls, secure configuration, software updates, user access control, and malware protection. Organisations with Cyber Essentials in place made 92 per cent fewer insurance claims last year. Certification can also help businesses win government contracts and access free cyber insurance.
What is the difference between defence and resilience?
Defence keeps attackers out. Resilience keeps your business running when attackers get in. Cyber Essentials is defence: it protects connected systems from common threats and is proven to reduce incidents. Offline Secure Storage is resilience: it physically disconnects your most critical data so that even when defences are breached, your crown jewels remain beyond reach. The two are complementary disciplines. Every organisation needs both.
Defence keeps them out. Resilience keeps you running.
Lock the door with Cyber Essentials. Turn the power off with Firevault. Protect the data that defines your business with physical disconnection.
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