Duckie, aka “Scott Melnick,” started his shenanigans War Dialing on his Apple ][+ at an early age and has been attending Defcon and other hacking conferences for over 26 years. Scott currently heads the Security R&D team for Bulletproof, a part of Gaming Laboratories International. Specializing in casino gaming security, he spends his time hacking and reverse engineering electronic gaming devices such as slot machines, sneaking around casinos, getting kicked out of casinos, and speaking at gaming security and regulation events. Over the years, he has worked on many gaming fraud and security breach cases. Before joining Bulletproof, he served as the Vice President of Systems Software Development for a slot and table game maker and held various positions in the slot industry, leading mechanical and electrical engineering projects, overseeing security, and managing IT gaming operations, among other things. He is excited to be delivering his first Defcon presentation this year and contributing back to the hacker community.