We caught up with Joe "Kingpin" Grand to discuss 2019's DEF CON conference badge design and improving hardware security. Joe Grand is a product designer and the founder of Grand Idea Studio, Inc. He created the first electronic DEF CON badge in 2006 and was invited to create this year's DEF CON badge. Joe specializes in the invention and licensing of consumer devices and modules for electronics hobbyists. He is the inventor of the JTAGulator, which is an open source hardware tool to help with identifying debug connections on a target device. Grand Idea Studio: http://www.grandideastudio.com/ DEF CON: https://www.defcon.org/ #DEFCON27