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Offline Secure Storage (OSS) provides physical disconnection for classified and citizen data. - Citizen data breaches - Nation-state APT activity - Council ransomware - GovAssure control gaps Schedule a Demo[View All Industries](/solutions/oss) #OSS at a glance ![Public sector records protected by Offline Secure Storage](/assets/oss-industry-government-DYgCbPpD.jpg) Offline Secure Storage® keeps a clean copy on hardware that is physically disconnected. Risks How it worksChoose protectionExplore moreQuestions UK Government Reality Sovereign departments, councils and arm's-length bodies are obliged to protect citizen data to a standard that pure-cloud architecture cannot evidence on its own. The Government Cyber Security Strategy explicitly calls out the need for resilient, recoverable copies that are isolated from the live estate. Firevault provides UK-sovereign, physically disconnected storage, sized for everything from a single departmental archive to a national-scale records retention programme. The evidence 01 Economic cost of JLR ransomware across UK supply chain £1.9B Economic cost of JLR ransomware across UK supply chain The Guardian, October 2025 02 UK voter records exposed in Electoral Commission breach 40M UK voter records exposed in Electoral Commission breach Electoral Commission, 2024 03 ICO fine to Capita, a major government contractor £14M ICO fine to Capita, a major government contractor ICO, October 2025 04 Cyber incidents reported by UK public sector in 2024 327 Cyber incidents reported by UK public sector in 2024 NCSC Annual Review, 2025 Industry Risks ## Public sector data demands sovereign protection. 01 ### National Security Government data is a prime target for nation-state threat actors. 02 ### Citizen Records Millions of citizen records require the highest standard of protection. 03 ### Regulatory Obligations NIS2, Cyber Essentials Plus, and GovAssure mandate robust technical measures. The reality ## This is already happening in government. Every incident below is a matter of public record. Each one involved data that was reachable from a live network at the moment of compromise. 01 ### Electoral Commission: 40 Million UK Voter Records Exposed The Electoral Commission disclosed that hostile actors accessed the personal data of approximately 40 million registered UK voters over a 14-month period before detection. Electoral Commission, 2024 02 ### Capita: £14M Fine, Major Government Contractor Breached Capita, which processes data for hundreds of government bodies, was fined £14 million by the ICO after hackers accessed personal data of over 6 million people. ICO, October 2025 03 ### NHS Synnovis: Ransomware Paralysed London Hospitals for Months A ransomware attack on pathology provider Synnovis disrupted blood tests and operations across major London hospitals. Stolen patient data was published online by the attackers. BBC News, June 2024 We Think This Is Hard to Ignore > The MOD disclosed 500,000 service personnel records exposed through a compromised payroll provider in 2024. At Firevault, sovereign data lives on hardware with no network connection, because national security cannot depend on third-party infrastructure. How OSS Helps ## Remove sovereign data from every system attackers can reach. Classified records, citizen data, and critical government files are taken off connected infrastructure and written to dedicated RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. Those drives have no internet connection. No IP address. No API. When SC/DV-cleared personnel need access, a physical connection is created after identity verification. When the session ends, the drives disconnect. - Sovereign data removed from connected infrastructure and placed on hardware with no network connection. Nation-state attackers cannot reach what is not online - SC/DV-cleared personnel and facility access controls. Compromised contractor credentials cannot unlock physically disconnected hardware - Full audit trail for NIS2, Cyber Essentials Plus, and GovAssure compliance. Every access session is identity-verified and logged - Enterprise-scale capacity for departmental and national programmes with clear jurisdictional boundaries Remove Step 1 Disconnect Step 2 Retrieve Step 3 #### Take Sovereign Data Off Departmental Networks Step 1 of 3 Classified records, citizen data, and critical government files are taken off departmental networks and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No cloud dependency. No API. No attack surface. 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Every tier is the same physical principle at a different scale. Pick the access pattern that matches how your team works, then see the capacity, price and use cases for it. LUVVaultStorageEnterprise ### 300GB Occasional-Use Vault, Deep Cold Storage £74.99/mo inc. VAT · £0 due today Deep cold storage for classified records and sensitive documents. One nominated access day each week within a 12-hour window. What 300GB holds ~60,000 high-res photos ~150,000 PDF documents ~1,200 hours of voice recordings ~75 hours of HD video Use Cases for Government - Classified policy documents - Ministerial correspondence archives - FOI preparation files - Historic investigation records - Personnel security vetting files Specifications Capacity 300GB Access 1 day/week, 12-hour window Authentication Identity-locked Commitment 36 months Security & Compliance Carefully Selected Bunkers DSIT-Referenced GDPR Art. 32 Cyber Essentials Plus How to Get Started Step 1 Discovery Call Understand what you need to protect and how you operate. Step 2 Vault Configuration Select your tier, capacity, and access model. Step 3 Identity Verification Complete KYC/AML and set up multi-factor authentication. Step 4 Go Live Data ingestion, access policy activation, and ongoing support. [Get started](/luv) [ See Also: Control Control for government networks See how Control secures public sector and CNI environments. ](/control-for-public-sector) ## Explore More [ ### NIS2 Compliance See how OSS maps to government compliance. Learn more about NIS2 Compliance ](/solutions/oss/compliance/nis2)[ ### Critical Infrastructure National-grade security for essential services. Learn more about Critical Infrastructure ](/control-for-critical-infrastructure) Questions ## Frequently Asked How is OSS different from cloud storage? How do I access my data? Where is my data stored? Is my data encrypted?