Lee Kirkpatrick

Principal Consultant, DFIR,
GuidePoint Security

With over 10 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Lee is a seasoned Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professional with a robust background in breach response, threat hunting, and incident management. Throughout their career, Lee has successfully defended organizations globally from a wide array of cybersecurity threats, including Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), nation-state actors, ransomware gangs, and other malicious cyber activities.

At Guidepoint Security, Lee is responsible for delivering comprehensive incident response services, leveraging state-of-the-art host-based technologies. By combining these advanced technologies with cutting-edge methodologies, Lee helps clients achieve situational awareness and swiftly identify threats. His expertise supports tactical responses to intrusions by sophisticated adversaries, particularly those targeting intellectual property and other highly sensitive data.

Prior to working at GuidePoint Security, Lee has over a decade of experience working as an information security consultant for firms such as RSA and Sophos.

Lee holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Plymouth (UK) University.