Joe Grand
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Joe Grand | |
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.jpg) Grand in 2012 | |
| Born | September 3, 1975[1] 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.
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.[citation needed]
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.
