Presidential Document2024-22991
National Cybersecurity Month, 2024
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Published
October 3, 2024
Signed
September 30, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[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: 2024-22991]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10824 of September 30, 2024
National Cybersecurity Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Defending our digital world is essential to ensuring
the safety and security of our Nation and the American
people. During National Cybersecurity Month, we
recommit to protecting our data and technologies from
malicious hackers and cyber threats. We encourage all
Americans to learn more about cybersecurity. And we
promise to ensure that America can realize the positive
impacts of our digital future.
My Administration is committed to securing the digital
ecosystems that touch nearly every aspect of American
life. That is why I released the National Cybersecurity
Strategy, which lays out 100 actions the Federal
Government, along with our public and private sector
partners, is taking to defend our increasingly digital
world. This strategy aims to ensure primary
responsibility for creating a safe digital future is
borne by technology companies and the Federal
Government, entities that are most capable and best-
positioned to reduce cyber-related risks for all of us.
I have signed Executive Orders to secure the digital
infrastructure of the Nation's ports, fortify our
supply chains, and strengthen our industrial base.
Furthermore, my Administration launched the ``U.S.
Cyber Trust Mark'' program, which works with leading
product manufacturers and retailers to ensure Americans
have the option of choosing safer smart devices.
Through executive action, we are also setting a higher
standard of security for the software purchased by the
Government.
To keep our digital world safe, we are supporting
efforts to build a strong cyber workforce that is ready
to meet this moment. My Administration is committed to
investing in the next generation of cybersecurity
experts and opening up more opportunities for Americans
to pursue a cyber-based career. We have invested in
infrastructure projects across the country, where
America's workers are building semiconductors and
making our electric grids more resilient to cyber
threats. We also released a National Cyber Workforce
and Education Strategy focused on giving more Americans
access to the skills and education needed to pursue
good-paying jobs in the cyber field. We have made the
Federal Government a model for that work by
transitioning the hiring process for cyber positions in
the Federal Government to be skills-based--focusing on
required skills and removing unnecessary degree
requirements. We launched the ``Service for America''
campaign with a recruiting and hiring sprint to connect
more people to cyber jobs and fill critical vacancies.
And we are working with academia and the public and
private sectors to grow the national cyber workforce by
providing high-quality training, scholarships, paid
internships, and Registered Apprenticeships.
My Administration is ensuring that America leads the
world in cybersecurity, and we are working with our
international partners to combat cyber threats. We are
convening the nearly 70 member countries and
international organizations of the International
Counter Ransomware Initiative launched by my
Administration to address the scourge of ransomware at
both an operational and a policy level. We are working
closely with allies and partners to bolster our cyber
defense so that we can communicate and support one
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another in response to cyberattacks. And we have
established cybersecurity goals that are rooted in
protecting our shared democratic values.
During National Cybersecurity Month, we recognize the
important role that cybersecurity plays in keeping
Americans safe, protecting our institutions, and
upholding our democracy. We honor all of the
cybersecurity professionals, who are working tirelessly
to defend our digital world. And we look forward to all
that we will accomplish as we work together to advance
cybersecurity.
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 2024
as National Cybersecurity Month. I call upon the
people, businesses, and institutions of the United
States to recognize and act on the importance of
cybersecurity and to observe National Cybersecurity
Month in support of our national security and
resilience. I also call upon businesses and
institutions to take action to better protect the
American people against cyber threats and create new
opportunities for American workers to pursue good-
paying cyber jobs. Americans can also take immediate
action to better protect themselves by turning on
multifactor authentication, updating software on
computers and devices, using strong passwords, and
remaining cautious of clicking on links that look
suspicious.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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