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Chip Thornsburg

Thornsburg, Chip

Title: Professor, Cyber Defense

Department: BPT

Email: ithornsburg@alamo.edu

About Chip Thornsburg

Chip Thornsburg is a Professor of Cyber Defense at Northeast Lakeview College in San Antonio. Chip is responsible for developing curriculum and practical lab projects to train the next generation of Cyber workers. Chip retains his status as a Master Peace Officer in Texas and Electronic Crimes Investigator for the City of Helotes. He has conducted cyber investigations for over 15 years, is a member of the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), has been inducted into the Order of the Sword and Shield, and is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the US Secret Service's Electronic Crime Task Force.

Chip began his quest for security knowledge in the 1980s, launching a research and consulting business in 1996, specializing in network communications and security. He obtained formal degrees from South Texas Junior College (Management), San Antonio College (Criminal Justice), Texas A&M University-San Antonio (Criminology), and an MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice/Homeland Security at Liberty University.

Chip taught and lectured on Cybersecurity Technology and Criminal Justice subjects at River City College, Southern Careers, and North Texas State. He is also a previous speaker at NolaCon, the Texas Cyber Summit, and B-Sides San Antonio.