Joe Grand Explained

Joe Grand
Birth Date:September 3, 1975[1]
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Joe Grand is an American electrical engineer, inventor and hardware hacker known in the hacker community as Kingpin. He achieved mainstream popularity after his appearance on Prototype This!, a Discovery Channel television show.[2] He specializes in reverse engineering and finding security flaws in hardware devices. Grand has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs regarding government and homeland computer security under his internet handle, Kingpin.

Early life and education

Grand became involved in electronics at the age of seven and later joined the Boston-based hacker group L0pht Heavy Industries. He gained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University. He has published two books and co-authored a number of books relating to hardware hacks and network security.

He received an honorary Doctorate of Science in Technology from the University of Advancing Technology, Arizona.

Television

In 2007 and 2008, Grand and his three co-presenters (Mike North, Terry Sandin, and "Zoz" Brooks) filmed 13 episodes of Prototype This! which were aired later in 2008 and in early 2009. The show received positive reviews and ratings and Grand continues to host additional features and content on his site.

Business ventures

After his television appearance, Grand launched Grand Idea Studio,[3] a San Francisco-based research and development firm.[4] In 2009, Grand was a member of a team that demonstrated vulnerabilities in San Francisco's e-parking meters.[5] He is also the sole proprietor of Kingpin Empire, an apparel project that gives back to the community through charitable donations.

Other activities include exhibiting hardware as art in a San Francisco gallery art exhibition titled When Electronics Become Art[6] [7] and designing the electronic badges for DEFCON 2006,[8] 2007,[9] 2008,[10] 2009,[11] and 2010.[12] Grand also served as judge of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's DEFCON badge hack contest,[13] and as an instructor at DEFCON Kids.[14] [15]

Grand remains an active member of the electronics engineering and security communities and is a regular guest speaker at international events, including the Black Hat USA conferences.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.grandideastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/grand_cv.pdf Personal Resume/CV
  2. News: Your Prototypical TV Host . The Santa Barbara Independent . October 26, 2008 . October 27, 2008 . November 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040407/http://www.independent.com/news/2008/oct/26/your-prototypical-tv-host/ . live .
  3. Web site: Grand Idea Studio . December 8, 2008 . May 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506100334/http://www.grandideastudio.com/ . live .
  4. News: Vamosi . Robert . July 20, 2012 . The Best Hacking Film You Haven't Seen (Yet) . . November 13, 2017 . July 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722200618/http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertvamosi/2012/07/20/the-best-hacking-film-you-havent-seen-yet . live .
  5. Web site: Hackers: We can bypass San Francisco e-parking meters. McCullagh. Declan. July 30, 2009. cnet.com. CNET. November 13, 2017. November 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040331/https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-we-can-bypass-san-francisco-e-parking-meters/. live.
  6. News: McMillan. Robert. October 26, 2017. San Francisco gallery shows hacker Joe Grand's work as art. InfoWorld. November 15, 2017. November 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116025600/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2648720/security/san-francisco-gallery-shows-hacker-joe-grand-s-work-as-art.html. live.
  7. News: San Francisco Gallery Shows Hacker's Work as Art . . October 26, 2007 . October 27, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215085537/http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,138991/printable.html . February 15, 2008 .
  8. News: Defcon badges go high tech . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113162733/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1024520/defcon-badges-tech . unfit . November 13, 2013 . . August 5, 2006 . October 27, 2008 .
  9. News: Defcon diary: The real story . . October 27, 2008 .
  10. News: Defcon badges kill TVs . https://web.archive.org/web/20080813022827/http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/10/defcon-badges-kill-tvs . unfit . August 13, 2008 . . August 11, 2008 . October 27, 2008 .
  11. Exclusive Peek Inside Defcon's High-Tech Badge. Wired. July 29, 2009. August 2, 2009. August 2, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090802103754/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/defcon-badge. live.
  12. News: DEFCON 18 Badge. May 18, 2012. July 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711132303/http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/defcon-18-badge/. live.
  13. Web site: EFF's Badge Hack Pageant Returns to DEF CON . Jue . Aaron . June 8, 2016 . eff.org . Electronic Frontier Foundation . November 13, 2017 . January 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118044840/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/06/effs-badge-hack-pageant-returns-def-con . live .
  14. Web site: Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids. . June 5, 2012. gadgets.ndtv.com. Red Pixels Ventures Limited. November 13, 2017. November 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093025/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/hackers-school-next-generation-at-defcon-kids-225891. live.
  15. News: . June 24, 2011 . Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904035516/http://www.sciencentechnologyupdates.com/2011/06/hackers-school-next-generation-at.html . September 4, 2011. sciencetechnologyupdates.com. November 13, 2017.

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