1. Joe Grand is an American electrical engineer, inventor and hardware hacker known in the hacker community as Kingpin.
10 Facts About Joe Grand
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Joe Grand specializes in reverse engineering and finding security flaws in hardware devices.
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Joe Grand became involved in electronics at the age of seven and later joined the Boston-based hacker group L0pht Heavy Industries.
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Joe Grand gained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University.
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Joe Grand has published two books and co-authored a number of books relating to hardware hacks and network security.
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Joe Grand received an honorary Doctorate of Science in Technology from the University of Advancing Technology, Arizona.
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In 2009, Joe Grand was a member of a team that demonstrated vulnerabilities in San Francisco's e-parking meters.
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Joe Grand is the sole proprietor of Kingpin Empire, an apparel project that gives back to the community through charitable donations.
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Joe Grand served as judge of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's DEFCON badge hack contest, and as an instructor at DEFCON Kids.
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Joe 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.