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Remove the connection, remove the risk. Offline Secure Storage® takes the target out of reach entirely. 11sec Between ransomware attacks globally Cybersecurity Ventures 2025 £3.8M Average ransomware cost Sophos 2024 277 Days to detect a breach IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024 01 The Problem ## Every Attack Needs a Path Firewalls, encryption, and access controls slow attackers down. But if data remains network-connected, it remains reachable. Firevault removes the path entirely. ### Traditional Approach - ✗ Data remains online and reachable 24/7 - ✗ Security depends on perfect configuration - ✗ Attackers only need one vulnerability - ✗ Recovery requires negotiation or rebuilding ### Firevault Approach - ✓ Data physically disconnected by default - ✓ Security guaranteed by architecture - ✓ No network path means no remote attack - ✓ Recovery from clean, untouched copies 02 Related Risks ## Attacks We Protect Against [ ### Ransomware and Extortion Encryption attacks that hold your data hostage until payment is made. £3.8M Average ransomware cost ](/oss-for-ransomware-recovery) [ ### Data Breach Unauthorised access to sensitive data leading to exposure and regulatory action. £3.5 million Average breach cost UK ](/oss-for-customer-data) [ ### Extortion and Blackmail Threats to publish sensitive data unless demands are met. £1.2M Average extortion demand ](/oss-for-ransomware-recovery) [ ### Insider Threat Malicious or compromised insiders with access to critical systems. 34% Of breaches involve insiders ](/control-for-insider-threat) [ ### Intellectual Property Theft Targeted theft of trade secrets, R&D, and proprietary information. £4.2T Global IP theft annually ](/oss-for-intellectual-property) [ ### Customer Fraud Exploitation of customer data for financial fraud and identity theft. £1.17B UK fraud losses 2024 ](/oss-for-customer-data) How Offline Secure Storage helps ## How OSS Stops Cyber Attacks No network path means no attack path. Offline Secure Storage removes the connectivity that every cyber attack depends on. When your data is physically disconnected, ransomware cannot encrypt it, attackers cannot reach it, and breaches cannot occur. [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 ## Build a defence that cyber attacks cannot penetrate See how taking your data offline removes the attack surface entirely. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up