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This conference is about people,
communication, and trust.

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And by bringing everyone here together,
that's what we're doing.

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We're building a cyber ecosystem.

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Cybersecurity is really a team sport,
and so that message is very important to

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get across.

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To be able to develop those very good and
trusting partnerships is key.

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I'm the Director of the Cybersecurity
Policy and Governance Program here at

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Boston College.

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And my role with the Boston Conference on
Cybersecurity is that I work with the FBI

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in collaborating and putting this program
together.

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In addressing any type of malicious cyber
activity, whether it be cyber crime,

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nation-state activity, or just enhancing
baseline cybersecurity measures,

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the partnerships are absolutely vital.

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I can't say more above the commitment,
partnership, and hospitality provided by

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the Woods College, specifically with the
FBI.

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Today, we live much of our lives online,
and pretty much everything that we do is

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on the Internet.

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And that's a pretty scary thought to a lot
of people.

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High-impact intrusions are becoming much
more common.

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The threats are becoming much more
complex.

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The stakes are higher than ever.

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We need to work together to stay ahead of
the threat and to adapt to changing

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technologies and their consequences,
both expected and unexpected.

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Because at the end of the day,
we all want the same thing.

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We want to protect our systems.

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We want to protect our innovation.

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But above all, we want to protect our
people.

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I think it's very important to have
somebody like the FBI Director to address

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this conference and the attendees.

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I think it shows the importance with which
the FBI and the U.S.

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government places on cybersecurity.

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It's an honor to have the Director of the
FBI come here and speak at Boston College.

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It speaks volumes to the work we're doing
here and the relationship we have with the

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Boston FBI Division.

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Conferences like this really do bring
together the best and the brightest minds

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to have a smart and topical conversation
on how to best deal with the threats of

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the future.