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Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast · 10 Jul 2018 · 40m

What this episode covers

Joe Grand, founder of Grand Idea Studio and Dangerous Prototypes, discusses his history with the L0pht and his mission to empower hardware hackers through open-source tools. He details the JTAGulator, a device designed to automatically determine JTAG pinouts, and explains how it integrates with software like OpenOCD and UrJTAG. Grand also covers PCB reverse engineering services, comparing destructive delayering in China with non-destructive CT scanning, and highlights the growing industry demand for reverse engineers in automotive and aerospace sectors.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Grand Idea Studio, Dangerous Prototypes, DirtyPCBs, Texplained
Products
PCB-RE
Tools
Saleae, Bus Pirate, Xeltek, JTAGulator, BusBlaster, UrJTAG, OpenOCD
Also
JDEC

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