Data Privacy & Security

Not surprisingly, survey research has confirmed that, of all the crises that typically befall companies, none is more worrisome to C-Suites and risk managers than data security breaches. The bad news is that breaches continue to occur on a nearly daily basis. 

Yet experience is a great teacher and the best practices for handling security issues in the Court of Public Opinion are being constantly learned and institutionalized across a broad industry gamut.

Levick’s Data & Security team knows those rules from A to Z, having, for example, handled what was in its day the largest breach ever. The impact of our proactive campaign was such that the company’s stock value finally regained and surpassed its original levels. Time and again we’ve refined our approach to serve companies and institutions at the moment of crisis and meet the reputational challenges that linger on afterward.  

No company is immune to a security crisis, whether it’s caused by hackers or a system collapse. The world will be watching how you respond – and the time to start planning that response is now.

Case Studies

Security Breach

It was at the time the biggest data security breach in history, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The victim was Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation’s largest processors of credit and debit card payments. The company’s response stands as an enduring leadership model for all victims of a crime that’s only become increasingly frequent and larger in scope.

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