Firegate is designed to protect users who may be at higher risk of unintentionally accessing fraudulent, misleading, or harmful websites.
This includes elderly users, children, individuals with limited technical confidence, and shared or assisted environments where multiple people use the same internet connection. In these situations, security must work automatically and consistently, without relying on user awareness, prompts, or decisions.
Firegate provides protection at the network level, ensuring safety is enforced before unsafe content ever reaches a screen.
Why vulnerable users need a different approach #
Many online threats do not rely on advanced hacking techniques. Instead, they exploit trust, confusion, urgency, or unfamiliarity with technology.
Common risks include:
- Fake banking or payment websites
- Scam emails and links that appear legitimate
- Malicious advertising redirects
- Impersonation pages designed to look official
- Deceptive downloads or pop-ups
For vulnerable users, these threats are difficult to distinguish from legitimate content. Asking users to “be careful” or to recognise scams places the burden on the very people least equipped to handle it.
Firegate removes that burden.
How Firegate protects vulnerable users #
Firegate blocks access to known fraudulent, deceptive, and harmful destinations automatically.
Protection is applied at the network boundary, meaning:
- Unsafe sites are blocked before they load
- Malicious redirects are stopped instantly
- Protection applies to every device equally
This includes phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, and shared computers. There is no need to install apps, browser extensions, or security software on individual devices.
If a user clicks a harmful link or mistypes a web address, Firegate prevents the connection from being established in the first place.
Designed for shared and assisted environments #
Firegate is particularly effective in environments where multiple users share the same internet connection, such as:
- Family homes
- Assisted living settings
- Carer-supported households
- Shared accommodation
- Community or support facilities
In these environments, device-level security is often inconsistent or impossible to manage. Firegate applies a single, consistent protection layer across the entire network, regardless of who is using a device or how experienced they are.
Protection does not change based on user behaviour. It is always on.
No interfaces, no decisions, no confusion #
Firegate does not rely on alerts, pop-ups, or warnings that users must interpret correctly.
There are:
- No security prompts to respond to
- No decisions required during browsing
- No configuration steps for users or carers
This makes Firegate suitable for non-technical users and those who may find traditional security software confusing or stressful.
Privacy-first protection #
Firegate protects vulnerable users without monitoring or profiling them.
There is:
- No cloud monitoring
- No user tracking
- No behavioural profiling
- No data resale
All protection happens locally within the Firegate device. Internet activity is not sent elsewhere for analysis, and user behaviour is not logged for commercial purposes.
What this means in practice #
For vulnerable users, Firegate provides:
- Fewer opportunities to encounter scams
- Reduced exposure to harmful or misleading content
- Protection without requiring technical knowledge
- A safer internet experience by default
For carers, families, and organisations, it provides confidence that protection is enforced consistently — even when supervision is not possible.
Firegate does not change how people use the internet.
It simply reduces the risk of harm — quietly, automatically, and respectfully.
