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# Navigating the unexpected: Responding to a cyber hack with crisis communications

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Our co-founder and MD, Matthew Whalley, shared his insights with [Strategic](https://strategic-hq.com/) on navigating the aftermath of a cyber hack with effective crisis communications.  

 

**Navigating the unexpected: Responding to a cyber hack with crisis communications** 

The risks brands face from data breaches, ransomware, and the list of cyber threats is growing exponentially. Most organisations now accept a cyber-attack will happen – how you prepare and respond can make the difference between surviving an attack or not. Every organisation needs to be prepared for the inevitable and have a crisis communications plan in place.  

                                                                                                               

[Read the full article](https://strategic-hq.com/opinion-navigating-the-unexpected-responding-to-a-cyber-hack-with-crisis-communications/)

 

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 Posted on 21st August 2024 in [communications](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/communications), [Content marketing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/content-marketing), [Cyber Security](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyber-security), [Marketing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/marketing), [Marketing and communications](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/marketing-and-communications), [PR](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/pr), [Marketing Strategies](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/marketing-strategies), [Cyberattacks](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyberattacks)

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