David Mound is Head of Research at Shinobi Security, specialising in offensive security, red teaming, and AI-driven penetration testing. With a background spanning government, intelligence, and commercial environments, he has led offensive security initiatives and coached national teams in competitive cybersecurity.

His work focuses on advancing autonomous security testing systems and building evaluation frameworks that prioritise real-world exploitability over surface-level detection. He concentrates on bridging human expertise with agentic AI to reshape how organisations approach application security.