Phishing uses trusted-looking messages and urgency to persuade someone to click, sign in, share information, approve MFA, or send money.
Why it matters
What business leaders should understand
Phishing remains effective because it targets normal business processes such as invoices, document sharing, password resets, and executive requests.
The right response should reflect your environment, data, vendors, risk, and operational priorities. Use this guide as a practical starting point, then validate important decisions with the people responsible for your technology, cybersecurity, legal obligations, and insurance coverage.
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Practical action plan
Steps your business can take
Verify unusual requests using a known phone number or separate communication channel.
Use MFA, email filtering, domain authentication, and safe-link protections.
Train employees to inspect sender details, links, tone, and unexpected attachments.
Make reporting easy and respond quickly when someone clicks or enters credentials.
Warning signs
Do not ignore these indicators
- Pressure to act immediately or bypass normal approval
- A link opens an unfamiliar or misspelled sign-in domain
- Payment, gift card, payroll, or banking details change unexpectedly
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