Chip Meadows
Sept. 27, 2019 -- Chip Meadows, a senior information security analyst with UTSA’s Office of Information Security, passed away at the age of 57 on Sept. 23. Meadows first joined UTSA as a project technical lead for the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security and later as an information security analyst for the university.
For years Meadows was an active member within the information security community at UTSA and Greater San Antonio. He was a volunteer, organizing various information security functions and giving presentations and talks on technical topics in his field. He designed and delivered cyber exercises for the CIAS as a project technical lead and traveled across the nation assisting state and local governments in protecting their infrastructure from cyberattacks.
“Chip was the consummate professional and friend,” said Greg White, director of the CIAS and a professor of computer and information security at UTSA. “He was extremely knowledgeable and always willing to help in his cybersecurity responsibilities. At the same time, he was also always willing to be a friend and listen to anybody who just needed somebody to talk to. He will be greatly missed.”
As a senior analyst with the Office of Information Security, Meadows orchestrated technical analysis of systems and networks. He would discover system vulnerabilities and offer professional advice and guidance on how to make systems safe. He also organized external network penetration tests, giving the university the ability to further enhance its cybersecurity.
He is known within the DefCon community and the FBI Citizens Academy. He was an active member of the San Antonio B-sides community, the Alamo area ISSA, ISACA and InfraGard chapters. Meadows was an elder within his congregation at Baruch Eloheinu. In addition to being an advocate for information security, most remember him as being a genuine friend with a kind soul.
“I have worked with Chip off and on for many years and we spent time together at some of the security conferences that we both attended,” said Glenn Dietrich, a professor of information systems and cybersecurity. “He has always been extremely helpful in solving our network security issues. He was always cheerful and well-respected by his peers.”
Chip maintained close relationships with those he worked with—often consulting and assisting in all capacities from implementation, teaching and consulting. “Chip was an important member of the team,” said Kevin Kjosa, chief information security officer at UTSA. “He mentored all of us and his absence will be sorely missed.”
Meadow leaves behind his wife, Anna Meadows, and a son, Matthew.
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