Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont, USA

Patrick Barker is a Malware and Hunt Analyst for the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group. He holds an MS in Digital Forensic Science from Champlain College. His current research focuses on defining fileless malware as employed by advanced persistent threat groups. With extensive expertise in malware analysis, reverse engineering, incident response, and digital forensic investigations, Barker has played a key role in mitigating nation-state cyber incidents targeting the United States Marine Corps. He holds multiple industry certifications, including GREM, CySA+, CASP+, and Security+, and regularly instructs internal malware analysis courses. Barker is also an active participant in cybersecurity workshops, where he shares his expertise on evolving malware techniques.