Presidential Document2022-21767
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2022
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Published
October 5, 2022
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September 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21767]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 192 / Wednesday, October 5, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10456 of September 30, 2022
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we highlight the
importance of safeguarding our Nation's critical
infrastructure from malicious cyber activity and
protecting citizens and businesses from ransomware and
other attacks. We also raise awareness about the simple
steps Americans can take to secure their sensitive data
and stay safe online.
Cyberattacks affect our day-to-day lives, our economy,
and our national security. By destroying, corrupting,
or stealing information from our computer systems and
networks, they can impact electric grids and fuel
pipelines, hospitals and police departments, businesses
and schools, and many other critical services that
Americans trust and rely on every day. That is why my
Administration started working immediately to shield
our country and improve our defenses against
cyberattacks.
Last year, I signed an Executive Order to modernize the
Federal Government's cybersecurity defenses and create
a standard playbook for Federal agencies to better
identify and mitigate cyber threats and to respond
quickly and effectively when they are attacked. It also
improves Federal information security by establishing
robust security standards for software purchased by the
Government, which in turn raises the standard of
cybersecurity in software products sold to the American
people. My Administration is using the enormous
purchasing power of the Federal Government to move the
market standard to better protect Americans.
However, Government cannot meet our cyber resilience
goals alone. The private sector owns and operates much
of our Nation's critical infrastructure, and my
Administration is committed to partnering with private
industry to keep the public safe. We have required
minimum cybersecurity standards for vital sectors of
the American economy, including new security directives
issued by the Transportation Security Administration to
strengthen our transportation sector and associated
infrastructure. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law, we are investing in cybersecurity as a critical
component in everything we build, from bridges to the
electrical grid. We will also continue exchanging
information with private industry about cyber threats
so they can keep strengthening their defenses and
ensure that the critical services they provide to the
American people stay up and running.
The challenges before us require urgency and
cooperation around the globe. That is why we are also
joining with our international partners to hold
malicious cyber actors accountable for their disruptive
and destabilizing cyber-attacks and to make it harder
for them to conduct damaging activities. My
Administration's international Counter-Ransomware
Initiative brings together more than 30 countries
spanning 13 time-zones to disrupt malicious cyber
activity around the world.
Cybersecurity is not limited to Government or critical
infrastructure. Hackers target Americans every day, and
cybersecurity is about protecting the American people
and the services we rely on. This month, I encourage
all Americans to increase their cybersecurity at home,
at work, and in schools by taking steps such as
enabling multi-factor authentication, using a trusted
password manager and strong passwords, recognizing and
reporting phishing,
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and updating their software regularly. As the threat of
malicious cyber activities grows, we must all do our
part to keep our Nation safe and secure.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 2022
as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I call upon the
people, businesses, and institutions of the United
States to recognize the importance of cybersecurity, to
take action to better protect yourselves against cyber
threats, and to observe Cybersecurity Awareness Month
in support of our national security and resilience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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