Hardware Hacking

Architecture and Background

Joe Grand: Hardware Hacking Bio: Joe Grand is an electrical engineer and prolific inventor with four pending patents and 19 commercially-available products. Joe Grand contextualize these mechanics within the broader hardware landscape.

Vulnerability Analysis

The technical analysis investigates threat vectors and design shortcomings related to hardware-security, embedded-systems, reverse-engineering, microcontrollers.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Joe Grand: Hardware Hacking Bio: Joe Grand is an electrical engineer and prolific inventor with four pending patents and 19 commercially-available products. Involved in computers and electronics since the age of 7, Joe has had the fortune of being a former member of the legendary Boston-based hacker collective L0pht Heavy Industries, testifying before the United States Senate Governmental Affairs Committee under his nom de hack, Kingpin, and being praised as a "modern day Paul Revere" by the Senators for his research and warnings of computer security weaknesses. Recognized for his unconventional approaches to product development and licensing, Joe is also a well-known hardware hacker and industrial artist, the author of two books, contributor to four others, and is on the technical advisory board of MAKE Magazine.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Defenders and researchers are provided actionable defensive mitigations, monitoring telemetry, and configuration safeguards to minimize systemic risk.