Key7 - Communications & Cyber Security

Founder & CEO · Founded 2024

A global advisory team built for complex challenges, risk reduction, crisis resilience, cyber and reputation security.

Key7 brings strategic communication and cybersecurity expertise into one coordinated operating model. Its international team supports institutions and companies where operational continuity, public trust, regulatory pressure, and security risk intersect.

Prepare: Risk analysis, readiness assessments, crisis protocols, scenario planning, executive training, and resilient communication structures.

Respond: Coordinated support for cyber incidents, operational disruption, media pressure, public scrutiny, and complex stakeholder environments.

Recover: Reputation recovery, stakeholder confidence, post-crisis analysis, and stronger systems for the next high-impact event.

Integrated expertise: The team combines crisis communicators, cybersecurity specialists, public-policy expertise, and professionals experienced in high-risk institutional and corporate environments.

International reach: Key7 works through a network of more than 30 experts with experience spanning Europe, the United States, Africa, and the Middle East.

Leadership: Katja Fašink founded Key7 after seven years leading communications for Slovenia's transmission system operator, bringing critical-infrastructure experience into an independent global platform.

  • Crisis and strategic communications
  • Cybersecurity and cyber resilience
  • Reputation and regulatory risk
  • Critical infrastructure communication

More from Katja Fašink

  • Katja Fašink - Katja Fašink, award-winning crisis communications leader and CEO of Key7 Communications & Cyber Security. Keynotes, trainings, media and CV.
  • Curriculum Vitae - CV of Katja Fašink: CEO of Key7, former Chief Communications Officer of ELES, expert in crisis communication and critical infrastructure.
  • Risk and Reputation Executive Trainings - Risk and Reputation: executive keynotes, masterclasses and workshops on crisis communication, AI and leadership by Katja Fašink.
  • Gmedia Energy Media Platform - Gmedia: multilingual media platform, expert council and studio connecting credible voices on energy and critical infrastructure.
  • WCFA Davos Communications Awards - Katja Fašink's WCFA Davos recognitions 2021-2026, including Best Crisis Communication Leader 2025 and awards for corporate affairs and reputation.
  • Forbes Communications Council Leader - Katja Fašink, Crisis Communications Member Leader at Forbes Communications Council, on crisis, infrastructure and reputation.
  • PRCA Slovenia Chapter Chair - Katja Fašink chairs the PRCA Southeast Europe Network Slovenia Chapter, promoting professional standards and ethical practice in public relations.
  • Communication Days 2026 Rovinj - Katja Fašink on the Woman.Comm panel Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives at Communication Days 2026 in Rovinj, Croatia.
  • ERAC Appreciation Award 2025 - Katja Fašink received the ERAC For Safer Tomorrow Appreciation Award 2025 for contributions to public safety and communication.
  • SPORT 2026: On the Path of Winners - Katja Fašink at DELO's SPORT 2026 conference in Ljubljana on the round table From Talent to Icon: how to create a top athlete.
  • PRO PR Conference Montenegro 2026 - Katja Fašink's Uncensored Crisis Communication talk at PRO PR Conference Montenegro 2026 on leadership, trust and crisis management.
  • World Boxing Federation Licensed Manager - Katja Fašink is the first female WBF licensed boxing manager and manager of Slovenian world boxing champion Ema Kozin.
  • Key7 Crisis Readiness & Cyber Resilience - Scenario-based crisis preparation, reputational defense and cyber resilience for complex organizations, led by Katja Fašink at Key7.
  • Gmedia Energy Platform - Gmedia connects energy, infrastructure and crisis readiness through media and leadership formats with expert voices and decision-makers.
  • International Advisory Work - Katja Fašink's advisory work with WCFA, PRCA and Forbes Communications Council on communication standards and strategic risk.

Contact: katja@key7.si