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The question is whether your architecture limits the blast radius when they do. Offline Secure Storage® keeps critical data disconnected from default, regardless of who clicks what. 74% Of breaches involve human element Verizon DBIR 2024 £15.4M Average insider incident cost Ponemon Institute 2024 85 Days to contain insider threat IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024 01 The Problem ## Training Is Not Enough Security awareness training reduces mistakes but cannot eliminate them. Even well-trained, well-intentioned people click wrong links, share wrong files, and make configuration errors. Your architecture must account for this reality. ### Traditional Approach - ✗ Relies on perfect human behaviour - ✗ One click can expose everything - ✗ Access permissions often too broad - ✗ Mistakes discovered after damage done ### Firevault Approach - ✓ Critical data disconnected from default - ✓ Access requires intentional action - ✓ Time-boxed access limits exposure window - ✓ Audit trails for every access event 02 Related Risks ## Human-Related Risks We Mitigate [ ### Human Error and Mishandling Accidental exposure, misconfiguration, and unintentional data sharing. 74% Of breaches involve human element ](/oss-for-customer-data) [ ### Insider Threat Employees, contractors, or partners with legitimate access causing harm. £15.4M Average insider incident cost ](/control-for-insider-threat) [ ### Phishing and Social Engineering Manipulation attacks that trick users into compromising security. 91% Of attacks start with phishing ](/oss-for-customer-data) [ ### Accidental Disclosure Sensitive data sent to wrong recipients or published unintentionally. 29% Of breaches from accidents ](/oss-for-customer-data) [ ### Third Party Mishandling Vendors, suppliers, and partners mishandling your sensitive data. 62% Of breaches via third parties ](/control-for-supply-chain-risk) [ ### Operational Disruption Human mistakes causing system outages and business interruption. 23hrs Average downtime per incident ](/oss-for-ransomware-recovery) How Offline Secure Storage helps ## How OSS Stops Human Error When data is physically offline, human mistakes cannot expose it. Offline Secure Storage limits the blast radius by default, accidental sharing, misconfiguration, and mishandling simply cannot reach data that is not connected. [Learn more about Offline Secure Storage](/offline-secure-storage) ![Mark Fermor](/assets/mark-fermor-aWtKNSv7.jpg) ![David Bailey](/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) ![Kenny Phipps](/assets/kenny-phipps-CVyooRsR.jpg) Online Now Concierge ## Protect your data from human mistakes Discover how offline storage with identity-locked access prevents accidental exposure and mishandling. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up