Patrick Bolger is a Senior Director in FTI Consulting’s Cybersecurity practice and is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Mr. Bolger brings more than 20 years of experience across information technology, military and intelligence operations, and cybersecurity. His expertise spans cybersecurity readiness and assessments, digital forensics and incident response management, threat intelligence operations, and extortion negotiations.
At FTI Consulting, Mr. Bolger leads global efforts in assessing cyber risk and ensuring cybersecurity readiness against sophisticated cyber attacks in a variety of industries. He has experience leading cybersecurity program assessments for large technology firms, maturity assessments for small and medium-sized businesses, and compliance assessments for national and state-level regulators. Mr. Bolger also manages Digital Forensic and Incident Response (DFIR) teams on a wide range of cybersecurity incidents and complex investigations. He also serves as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) for clients across diverse industries, providing strategic security leadership and guidance to enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Mr. Bolger is a lead threat actor negotiator at the firm, representing clients targeted by extortion. In this role, he has successfully engaged with prominent cyber threat groups on behalf of client leadership and legal counsel. Mr. Bolger also acts as a liaison between clients and law enforcement, gathering critical intelligence that has resulted in significant financial savings for clients and directly contributed to the arrest of threat actors.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Bolger served in several roles at Lockheed Martin Corporation. In his role as an Information Systems Security Manager, he served as the principal adviser on cybersecurity risk management and overseeing Authorizations to Operate (ATOs) for select national defense information systems. In his role as a Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Bolger directed the collection and analysis of open-source threat intelligence on adversarial cyber capabilities, intentions, and activities related to select national defense systems.
Additionally, Mr. Bolger spent over a decade as a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, consulting for US Defense and Intelligence organizations. During this time his work focused on instructional strategy and technology, intelligence operations, and mobile device security.
Mr. Bolger served as a US Marine Corps Reservist for more than 20 years. During this time, he was assigned as an Intelligence Chief to the Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group (MCCYWG), supporting the mission to plan and conduct full-spectrum cyberspace operations as directed by Marine Corps Force Cyberspace Command (MARFORCYBER).
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