This conference is about people, communication, and trust.
And by bringing everyone here together, that's what we're doing.
We're building a cyber ecosystem.
Cybersecurity is really a team sport, and so that message is very important to
get across.
To be able to develop those very good and trusting partnerships is key.
I'm the Director of the Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program here at
Boston College.
And my role with the Boston Conference on Cybersecurity is that I work with the FBI
in collaborating and putting this program together.
In addressing any type of malicious cyber activity, whether it be cyber crime,
nation-state activity, or just enhancing baseline cybersecurity measures,
the partnerships are absolutely vital.
I can't say more above the commitment, partnership, and hospitality provided by
the Woods College, specifically with the FBI.
Today, we live much of our lives online, and pretty much everything that we do is
on the Internet.
And that's a pretty scary thought to a lot of people.
High-impact intrusions are becoming much more common.
The threats are becoming much more complex.
The stakes are higher than ever.
We need to work together to stay ahead of the threat and to adapt to changing
technologies and their consequences, both expected and unexpected.
Because at the end of the day, we all want the same thing.
We want to protect our systems.
We want to protect our innovation.
But above all, we want to protect our people.
I think it's very important to have somebody like the FBI Director to address
this conference and the attendees.
I think it shows the importance with which the FBI and the U.S.
government places on cybersecurity.
It's an honor to have the Director of the FBI come here and speak at Boston College.
It speaks volumes to the work we're doing here and the relationship we have with the
Boston FBI Division.
Conferences like this really do bring together the best and the brightest minds
to have a smart and topical conversation on how to best deal with the threats of
the future.