Alexis Ronickher

Alexis Ronickher is a partner with Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, a whistleblower and employment law firm based in Washington, D.C. She specializes in the representation of cybersecurity whistleblowers and employees in whistleblower-retaliation cases filed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and other federal and state laws. She is the author of the report Cybersecurity Whistleblower Protections: An Overview of the Protections and Rewards Available to Cybersecurity Whistleblowers under Federal and State Law.

Cybersecurity Whistleblowing in a Pandemic

Alexis Ronickher

Matthew LaGarde

April 28, 2020

While employees are the key to identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities quickly, many companies have failed to create a welcoming environment for whistleblowers. During COVID-19, how can you safely blow the whistle?

Blowing the Whistle as a Cybersecurity Professional

Matthew LaGarde

Alexis Ronickher

May 31, 2017

Cybersecurity is a fact of business life, but employers are not always pleased when a cybersecurity professional reports a serious and expensive cyber deficiency. Often, instead of addressing the problem, they shoot the messenger and retaliate against the whistleblower.

It's Time to Embrace Cybersecurity Whistleblowers

Matthew LaGarde

Alexis Ronickher

April 6, 2017

Ignoring cybersecurity whistleblowers or, even worse, subjecting them to retaliation will not fix data security problems. Instead, it will only result in increasing an organization's legal exposure and driving cybersecurity whistleblowers to report externally.

Microsoft’s Edna Conway, Chief Security and Risk Officer of Azure, will lead this session and provide a real-world, tangible approach to address security and resilience to support you in your journey to operational resilience.

Protecting employees from potential exposure could be a daunting task, but with the right property technology, your office space can become an interactive and responsive asset that helps you ensure new health protocol compliance.