Creating the DEF CON China 1.0 Badge
Joe Grand examines in honor of the first official DEFCON China event, we present to you a badge with a purpose.
Summary
Architecture and Background
In honor of the first official DEFCON China event, we present to you a badge with a purpose.
Vulnerability Analysis
Created with the specific goal of bringing the DEFCON China community together, the badge is a fun, open source, hackable, and reusable electronic device.
Exploitation and Demonstrations
Join badge designer Joe Grand as he guides you through the entire badge development process, including early concepts, prototyping, manufacturing, and all of the challenges he faced along the way.
Remediation and Defensive Strategies
Joe Grand (@joegrand), also known as Kingpin, is a computer engineer, hardware hacker, DEFCON badge designer, teacher, advisor, runner, daddy, honorary doctor, TV host, member of legendary hacker group L0pht Heavy Industries, and the proprietor of Grand Idea Studio (grandideastudio.com). He has been creating, exploring, and manipulating electronic devices since the 1980s. @joegrand (Twitter) and
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