Introduction

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year the message is simple: cyber criminals thrive on bad habits. For small and mid-sized businesses, phishing remains the number one way attackers break in. A single click can open the door to ransomware, stolen data, and days of costly downtime.

At OranjBox, we believe the best way to ruin a cyber criminal’s day is to make sure their tricks don’t work on you.

How Phishing Hurts Businesses

Phishing emails today are polished and convincing. They look like invoices, Microsoft login requests, or messages from your bank. Some are even personalized with your company’s details. All it takes is one employee clicking a bad link, and suddenly your network, email, and client data are at risk.

What Business Owners Can Do Right Now

  1. Train Your Team Regularly
    Your staff are your first line of defence. With the right awareness and practice, they’ll recognize suspicious emails before damage is done.

  2. Require Multi-Factor Authentication
    Even if an attacker steals a password, MFA adds an extra barrier that blocks them from logging in.

  3. Protect Your Email
    Advanced filtering and monitoring stop malicious attachments and links before they reach inboxes.

  4. Control Access
    Not everyone needs administrator rights. Limiting access reduces the blast radius of a single compromise.

  5. Have a Response Plan
    If a phishing email does slip through, your team should know exactly how to report it and what steps to take next.

How OranjBox Helps

We work with business owners to put these protections in place. OranjBox combines people-focused training, enterprise-grade security tools, and 24/7 monitoring to catch threats before they spread. We make sure your business isn’t left guessing when it comes to phishing prevention.

Closing

Phishing isn’t going away, but with the right safeguards, it doesn’t have to be a threat to your business. If you want to see how prepared your company is, OranjBox can run a phishing simulation, review your current security posture, and help you close the gaps.