[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 46357-46358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21551]


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                Proclamation 9648 of September 29, 2017

                
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                All Americans are affected by threats to our Nation's 
                cybersecurity. In recent years, bad actors in 
                cyberspace have launched attacks on a cross-section of 
                America: businesses both small and large, State and 
                local governments, schoolhouses, hospitals, and 
                infrastructure critical to public safety and national 
                security. My Administration is committed to protecting 
                Americans against these threats. During Cybersecurity 
                Awareness Month, we reflect on our Nation's increasing 
                reliance on technology and the internet and raise 
                awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. 
                Keeping our Nation secure in the face of cyber threats 
                is our shared responsibility. Our agility and 
                resilience in responding to these threats will improve 
                as our collective awareness about their nature 
                improves.

                On May 11, 2017, I signed an Executive Order entitled 
                Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and 
                Critical Infrastructure to counter the serious and 
                increasing cyber threats facing our Nation. My 
                Executive Order will help secure Federal networks that 
                operate on behalf of American citizens, improve 
                coordination with industry to protect the critical 
                infrastructure that maintains our American way of life, 
                strengthen our cyber deterrence posture, and promote 
                the development of a highly capable and sustainable 
                cybersecurity workforce.

                Together, these efforts will help ensure that our 
                country remains secure and safe from 21st century cyber 
                threats, while keeping the internet viable, valuable, 
                and safe for future generations. Through my 
                Administration's cybersecurity policies, America and 
                the world will continue on a path toward a more open 
                and secure internet--one that fosters innovation and 
                spurs economic prosperity. We will accomplish this 
                while respecting privacy and preventing cyber 
                disruption, fraud, and theft.

                This month in particular, I encourage public and 
                private-sector organizations to work together to 
                provide Americans with the information, guidance, and 
                tools they need to improve their safety and security in 
                the digital age. I also encourage every American to 
                learn more about how to protect themselves and their 
                businesses through the Department of Homeland 
                Security's Stop.Think.Connect. campaign.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as 
                National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I call upon the 
                people, companies, and institutions of the United 
                States to recognize the importance of cybersecurity and 
                to observe this month through events, training, and 
                education to further our country's national security 
                and resilience.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2017-21551
Filed 10-3-17; 11:15 am]
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