David believes that security or technology fails the user, not the other way around. He believes that all companies, regardless of size, deserve to have the capabilities to keep their employees and business safe from cyber-attack. David believes that we all have a responsibility to give back to our communities and help protect them. David wants companies to be able to concentrate on their business while trusting my team to man the walls. Current and previous roles including: Cyber Security Operations Director @ National Grid, Head of Managed Security Services, Principal Consultant in Managed Services, Senior Technical Consultant, and Senior Incident Responder Director and Founder - Cyber Increment Ltd Co-Founder The Cyber Community - an organisation devoted to helping infosec professionals throughout their careers and helping with volunteer work in school and communities UK Chapter Lead - CSIRT.Global Volunteer, Presenter, MC and Mentor at BSides Newcastle, BeerCon, Cyber Scotland Connect, Play Secure As a way of contributing and helping the cyber community David regularly volunteers for cyber groups, as a mentor to new speakers, panel member on cyber discussions, conference volunteer and as a presenter covering Keynotes, technical talks, leadership and career topics.