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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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46358 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2017 / Presidential Documents 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21551 

Filed 10–3–17; 11:15 am] 

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