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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 306 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 

and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the 

United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 21 (legislative day, OCTOBER 20), 2011 

Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. COONS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

BROWN of Massachusetts, and Ms. SNOWE) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity 

Awareness Month and raising awareness and enhancing 

the state of cybersecurity in the United States. 

Whereas the use of the Internet in the United States to communicate, conduct business, and generate commerce that 

benefits the overall United States economy is ubiquitous; 

Whereas the United States technological know-how, innovation, and entrepreneurship are all digitally connected; 

Whereas as the pace of innovation has accelerated, so too 

have methods to attack the United States economic prosperity and security, spawning new, high-tech challenges, 

from identity theft to corporate hacking to cyberbullying; 

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Whereas many people use the Internet in the United States 

to communicate with family and friends, manage finances 

and pay bills, access educational opportunities, shop at 

home, participate in online entertainment and games, and 

stay informed of news and current events; 

Whereas small businesses in the United States, which employ 

a significant portion of the private workforce, increasingly rely on the Internet to manage their businesses, expand their customer reach, and enhance the management 

of their supply chain; 

Whereas many schools in the United States have Internet access to enhance the education of children by providing access to educational online content and encouraging selfinitiative to discover research resources; 

Whereas cybersecurity is a critical part of the United States 

national and economic security; 

Whereas the United States critical infrastructure and economy rely on the secure and reliable operation of information networks to support the United States military, civilian government, energy, telecommunications, financial 

services, transportation, health care, and emergency response systems; 

Whereas Internet users and information infrastructure owners and operators face an increasing threat of cybercrime 

and fraud through viruses, worms, Trojans, and malicious programs, such as spyware, adware, hacking tools, 

and password stealers, that are frequent and fast in 

propagation, are costly to repair, and may disable entire 

systems; 

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formation, of businesses, academic institutions, government, and individuals are vital to the economic security 

of the United States; 

Whereas millions of records containing personally identifiable 

information have been lost, stolen, or breached, threatening the security and financial well-being of the people 

of the United States; 

Whereas consumers face significant financial and personal 

privacy losses due to personally identifiable information 

being more exposed to theft and fraud than ever before; 

Whereas national organizations, policymakers, governmental 

agencies, private-sector companies, nonprofit institutions, 

schools, academic organizations, consumers, and the 

media recognize the need to increase awareness of cybersecurity and the need for enhanced cybersecurity in the 

United States; 

Whereas coordination between the numerous Federal agencies 

involved in cybersecurity efforts is essential to securing 

the cyber infrastructure of the United States; 

Whereas in February 2003 the White House issued National 

Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, which recommends a 

comprehensive national awareness program to empower 

all people in the United States, including businesses, the 

general workforce, and the general population, to secure 

their own portions of cyberspace; 

Whereas in May 2009 the White House issued Cyberspace 

Policy Review, which recommends that the Federal Government initiate a national public awareness and education campaign to promote cybersecurity; 

Whereas ‘‘STOP. THINK. CONNECT.’’ is the national cybersecurity awareness campaign founded and led by the 

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National Cyber Security Alliance, the Anti-Phishing 

Working Group as a public-private partnership with the 

Department of Homeland Security, and a coalition of private companies, nonprofits, and governmental organizations to help all digital people of the United States stay 

safer and more secure online; 

Whereas the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, 

led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is the coordinating body for the Federal Government to establish a sustainable, operational, and continually improving cybersecurity education program to enhance the United States cybersecurity and support the 

development of a professional cybersecurity workforce 

and cyber-capable people; 

Whereas according to U.S. Cyber Challenge, the initiative is 

working to identify ‘‘10,000 of America’s best and brightest to fill the ranks of cybersecurity professionals where 

their skills can be of the greatest value to the nation’’; 

Whereas the Cyber Innovation Center has established cyber 

camps and other educational programs to bolster knowledge of science, technology, math, and engineering to 

build a sustainable knowledge-based workforce capable of 

addressing cyber threats and the future needs of government, industry, and academia; and 

Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance, the MultiState Information Sharing & Analysis Center, the Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations 

working to improve cybersecurity in the United States 

have designated October 2011 as the eighth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which serves to 

educate the people of the United States about the importance of cybersecurity: Now, therefore, be it 

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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Cybersecurity Awareness Month; 

4 (2) continues to work with Federal agencies, 

5 businesses, educational institutions, and other orga6 nizations to enhance the state of cybersecurity in the 

7 United States; 

8 (3) commends the work of National Initiative 

9 for Cybersecurity Education and all the Federal 

10 agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions, busi11 nesses, and other organizations that support this ef12 fort; 

13 (4) recognizes ‘‘STOP. THINK. CONNECT.’’ 

14 as the national cybersecurity awareness campaign to 

15 educate the people of the United States and help all 

16 people of the United States stay safer and more se17 cure online; and 

18 (5) congratulates the National Cyber Security 

19 Alliance, the Multi-State Information Sharing & 

20 Analysis Center, the Department of Homeland Secu21 rity, and other organizations working to improve cy22 bersecurity in the United States on the eighth anni23 versary of National Cyber Security Awareness 

24 Month during October 2011. 

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