Privacy Bee
Protecting Businesses from the Dark Side of OSINT

Recent studies have showcased how 50 percent of organizations have fallen victim to spear phishing attacks in 2023, with 22 percent experiencing disruptions due to at least one compromised email account over the last year.

These numbers illustrate how personally identifiable information (PII) infused spear phishing can allow attackers to impersonate family members through personal-sounding messages and provoke individuals into revealing authentication codes and passwords.

This is where Privacy Bee steps in, empowering businesses with complete control of their employee’s PII and external data privacy (EDP).

A Reliable Shield against Malicious Social Engineering

“Since AI continues to amplify phishing techniques, we emerge as a highly significant solution for interrupting hackers’ research process and access to digitally available information and combating rising cyber threats,” says Harry Maugans, CEO of Privacy Bee.

The company specializes in removing sensitive information from data brokers, people search sites, and online platforms. Its software removes home addresses, family member details, and cell phone numbers to enhance data security. Instead of fragmented data removal techniques, Privacy Bee provides an enterprisegrade product suite with external data privacy audits (EDPA) to address data deletion demands and offer insights into personal and work information exposure.

Addressing Data Privacy Issues across all Business Sizes

As the significance of EDP becomes clear, Privacy Bee recognizes the potential consequences. It recognizes that poor EDP can lead to data breaches that can affect a business’s workforce and supply chain. In response, the company provides groundbreaking vendor risk management to inspect exposed data and privacy risks. It notifies users of potential breaches, enabling them to retain sensitive data by promptly removing relevant records in accordance with legal data privacy regulations.

Leveraging many government-approved contracts, Privacy Bee scans over 440 different data brokers and people search sites daily, serving a diverse clientele from Fortune 500 organizations to government agencies. It thoroughly analyzes existing data access requests (DSAR) to fine-tune stored information, secure office and business process outsourcing (BPO) privacy, and establish ‘right to be forgotten’ procedures for deleting large datasets.

From a revenue generation standpoint, Privacy Bee distinguishes itself as an online privacy company that reduces breach risks through cutting-edge cybersecurity and decreases time wasted on managing telemarketing spam.

This is especially valuable because when ‘time is money,’ an employee’s business phone constantly ringing can significantly impact business output.

How Privacy Bee Prevented an Organization’s Privacy Threat

A customer story exemplifying its impact involves a government medical institution looking to holistically solve spear phishing and physical safety hazard issues. One public-facing medical expert’s address and family details were easily available, which led to random strangers showing up at her door. Additionally, every time she appeared on TV and other media platforms, viewers offended by her opinions would threaten her family. This situation stemming from sensitive information exposure was a commonality among many employees at the firm, with their worried families constantly asking them to seek private jobs that guarantee safety.

In this scenario, Privacy Bee neutralized all EDP threats, removed web-based home addresses and family details, secured this information, and enhanced existing cybersecurity measures. Its strategy decreased spam and telemarketing distractions from overly pushy salespeople that use up to 3.2 hours of an employee’s work week. Its end-to-end approach established breach monitoring and eliminated breach risks for the staff. Ultimately, the efforts put into deleting information gathered by telemarketers, data brokers, and people search sites, markedly increased business churn and overall ROI.

Since AI continues to amplify phishing techniques, we emerge as a highly significant solution for interrupting hackers' research process and access to digitally available information and combating rising cyber threats.

A Holistic Solution for Privacy Focused InfoSec Professionals

This engagement illustrates why many CIOs and CISOs—who are gaining newfound clarity into the far-reaching benefits of a secure EDP—trust Privacy Bee to help spearhead impactful data breach mitigation strategies. Currently, its primary focus is to support them in lowering breach risks and protecting their high-value employees. Above all, Privacy Bee prioritizes cybersecurity measures that strengthen a business network without leaving a workforce open to new drawbacks.

Amid the ongoing battle against data breaches and spear phishing attacks, its solutions suite is pivotal in strengthening external data privacy to eliminate digital threats and improve overall productivity.