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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 4h

Brand-new from us 🔍
Private search has evolved — DuckDuckGo isn’t the only name in the game anymore.
Read our latest deep dive:
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#PrivacyTech #CyberSecurity #B2B

🧭 DuckDuckGo Isn’t Alone: The Private Search Engines You Should Actually Be Using in 2025

The Search Bar Is the Most Honest Place on the Internet

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 1d

We wrote this one a while back—but it’s aged well. 🗝️
A look at the side of password managers people rarely talk about.
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#CyberSecurity #PrivacyTech #B2B

🕳️ The Dark Side of Password Managers: What No One Tells You

What if the digital fortress protecting your secrets could become the very gateway hackers use to access everything?

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 2d

Saving a file is easy.
Saving it privately takes intent.
Metadata, filenames, and file paths can reveal more than the file itself.
Privacy starts before encryption—at the save button.
#PrivacyTech #DataProtection #B2B

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 4d

Your notes aren’t as private as you think.
Discover why encrypted note apps like Standard Notes, Notesnook, Obsidian, and Joplin are redefining productivity—when your ideas belong only to you.
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#PrivacyTech #Productivity

🧠 The Rise of Encrypted Note Apps: Why Privacy Is the New Productivity

The Private Side of Productivity

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 4d

Public clouds aren’t the enemy—misconfigurations are.
AWS, Azure, and GCP often out-secure on-prem setups, but privacy lives in the shared responsibility model.
Lock down what’s yours; they’ve already locked down theirs.
#CloudSecurity #B2B #PrivacyTech

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 5d

MFA’s the bouncer at your digital nightclub—keeping impostors out but sometimes oversharing the guest list.
SMS leaks metadata, free TOTP apps may track usage.
Enterprise-grade TOTP or FIDO2 keys? VIP security with no gossip.
#CyberSecurity #MFA #B2B

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI: We named 5 VPNs you shouldn’t trust — and why.
From shady jurisdictions to fake “no-log” claims, these providers turn privacy into PR.
See who made the list 👇
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#VPN #PrivacyTech #CyberSecurity #B2B

🚫 5 VPNs You Shouldn’t Trust (and How to Spot the Red Flags)

Another Day, Another VPN Scandal 💀

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 6d

Every airport is a privacy stress test.

Shared Wi-Fi, biometric scanners, USB charging hubs — all data collection points waiting to happen.

Business travel should never mean business exposure.

#PrivacyTech #DataSecurity #BusinessTravel #B2B

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 10d

Privacy is now strategy — not just protection.

In 2025, tools that actually deliver matter more than marketing hype. We ranked the top privacy apps on encryption, jurisdiction, transparency & usability.

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#PrivacyTech #DataProtection #Encryption #B2B

🛰️ The 2025 Privacy Tech Power Rankings: The Best Apps for Staying Invisible Online

The Year Privacy Became Strategy

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 11d

Cloud risks get headlines—paper risks cause breaches.

Printed docs, notes & forms are still personal data under GDPR.

The analog world isn’t exempt from digital law.

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#Compliance #DataProtection #PrivacyRisk #B2B

The Forgotten Compliance Risk: Paper in a Digital World

Why paper documents still threaten compliance in 2025

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 12d

The “opt-out” is going global.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is enforceable in CA & CT—with NJ joining July 15 2025.

Compliance teams: your consent stack must honor universal opt-outs before users even click “deny.”

#GPC #PrivacyTech #Compliance #B2B

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 13d

Old drives don’t forget.

Deleting data ≠ destroying it.

Hardware disposal is where privacy meets entropy—wipes, degaussing, and verified destruction all count.

Don’t let yesterday’s server become tomorrow’s leak.

#DataPrivacy #HardwareSecurity #InfoSec #B2B

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 14d

Encryption isn’t enough.

Proton Drive, Tresorit & Sync.com all promise secure cloud storage—but their jurisdictions, metadata handling & integrations tell a deeper story.

B2B breakdown ↓
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#CloudSecurity #GDPR #DataPrivacy #InfoSec

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 14d

“Our data’s in the cloud.”

Cool. Which cloud?

Data residency isn’t vibes—it’s geography, jurisdiction, and law.

Your compliance depends on where your bytes actually sleep at night.

#DataResidency #GDPR #CloudSecurity #Compliance

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 15d

“Our cloud is GDPR-ready.”

Translation: We have encryption.

But GDPR wants more—lawful basis, access logs, transfer rules, human oversight.

Encryption is the seatbelt. You still have to drive right.

#GDPR #CloudSecurity #PrivacyCompliance #DataProtection

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 18d

Your compliance posture is only as strong as your stack.

Here’s my recommended 2025 B2B privacy tech stack—MFA, secure storage, communication tools, vendor audits, and training.

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#Privacy #Compliance #TechStack

The 2025 B2B Privacy Tech Stack: My Suggested Tools for Compliance and Security

The 2025 B2B Privacy Tech Stack: My Suggested Tools for Compliance and Security When most businesses think of compliance, they imagine audits, checklists, and paperwork. But in 2025, compliance is …

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 20d

Encrypted cloud storage isn’t all equal.

I dug into Proton Drive, Tresorit & Sync to see which gives you resilience and compliance features.

Full review → medium.com/@biytelum/se...

#Privacy #Compliance #CloudSecurity

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 20d

Your biggest compliance risk might be a vendor.

If your SaaS provider mishandles data, you’re still liable. In 2025, vendor due diligence = survival.

#B2B #Compliance #Privacy

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 21d

We guard the cloud, but how often do we lock the filing cabinet?

Paper notebooks, printouts, meeting notes — they still carry data risk.

Full article → medium.com/@biytelum/th...

#Compliance #Privacy #Security

The Forgotten Compliance Risk: Paper in a Digital World

The Forgotten Compliance Risk: Paper in a Digital World When businesses talk about compliance in 2025, the conversation almost always turns to AI, SaaS platforms, and cloud security. Companies invest ...

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 21d

We talk SaaS and AI all day, but paper is still a compliance risk.

📄 Lost binders, desk notes, and old files can trigger data breaches.

Policies for shredding, storage, and disposal matter as much as your cloud stack.

#B2B #Compliance #Privacy

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 22d

Forgotten SaaS = compliance trap.

Old apps, trials, tools you no longer use still hold data—and you’re still on the hook.

See how to audit, deprovision, and protect your business → medium.com/@biytelum/%E...

#Privacy #Compliance #SaaS

🗂️ Forgotten SaaS: The Hidden Compliance Risk Most Businesses Ignore

The Problem with SaaS Sprawl

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 23d

For B2B teams, 2FA is a trust decision.

I tested Proton Authenticator, Aegis, and Authy across backup, encryption, recovery, and security—so you don’t have to.

Read more → medium.com/@biytelum/th...

#Security #2FA #Compliance

🔐 The Ultimate 2FA App Battle: Proton, Aegis, and Authy Duke It Out in 2025

Listen up, friends. If you’re still relying on just passwords to protect your digital life, we need to have a serious chat. It’s 2025, and…

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 23d

70% of employees use AI without guidance.

Shadow AI = data leakage + compliance risk. With new privacy laws (CA, TX, OR), AI governance is a must-have in 2025.

#B2B #AI #Compliance

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 24d

Company secrets aren’t lost to hackers—they’re lost to weak tools.

🔐 From confidential computing to hardware MFA, new privacy tech is reshaping B2B compliance. Trust depends on it.

#B2B #Compliance #PrivacyTech

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 25d

In 2025, auditors and regulators expect more than SMS codes.

Here’s why YubiKeys are becoming a B2B compliance essential—and how they build trust with clients.

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Hardware Keys and Compliance: Why YubiKeys Are Becoming a B2B Essential in 2025

For years, businesses relied on passwords and SMS codes to protect accounts. But in 2025, regulators, auditors, and attackers all agree on…

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