Chris Krebs today at RSA:

"I almost didn't come out here this week. I made a promise, though, to Dr. Hugh Thompson, the chairman of the conference, that I'd come out and I'd do this panel, so I did it. I'd like to think that I'm a man of my word.

So I showed up. And I want to say I'm completely and utterly thankful that I did, because of you. All of you have been hugely supportive.

And not just of me, but the community. It's the community that right now is in distress, that's under attack, that's being picked at from all sides.

Cybersecurity is national security. We see it in this show. Every one of you -- I don't care if you are a sales rep, an engineer, whatever -- you are on the front lines of modern warfare.

You are the ones that will see the first Chinese attack. You're the ones that are dealing with cybercriminals and child sexual predators on a daily basis. You are the front lines right now. There is no such thing as geographic distance for defense any more.

So thank you for what you do on a daily basis. Please stay in the fight. Do not lose the faith. Don't let 'em grind you down. We have to win this. We will win this. Thank you."