Mary Meeker and Liang Wu:

The US government is currently experiencing the largest gap between revenue and expenses outside of WW I and WW II.

Dan Geer:

Things that need no appropriations are outside the system of checks and balances.

Is the ever-wider deployment of sensors in the name of cybersecurity actually contributing to our safety?

Or is it destroying our safety in order to save it?

William Drenttel:

It's better to be hired for your work than for your price.

Costin Raiu, Director of Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis Teams:

In the future, we predict the number of small, focused 'APT-to-hire' groups to grow, specializing in hit-and-run operations; a kind of 'cyber mercenary' team for the modern world.

Lillian Ablon, a security researcher at the RAND Corporation:

The ability to attack is certainly outpacing the ability to defend.

Mike Rogers, House Intelligence Committee Chairman:

If anybody in the federal government tells you that they've got this figured out in terms of how to respond to an aggressive cyber attack, then tell me their names, because they shouldn't be there.

Chris Evans, of Google:

Now is a very good time to make a bet on putting a stop to zero-days.

Emily Dickinson:

"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see --
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.