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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, celebrated every October, remains a
collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure that individually and
collectively we have the resources needed to stay safe and remain secure online; and
WHEREAS, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness about
the importance of cybersecurity; and to focus on how cybersecurity is a shared responsibility;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins recognizes the importance in identifying,
responding to, and protecting against cyber threats that may have significant impact to our
individual and collective security and privacy; and
WHEREAS, critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly reliant on information systems
to support financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation, utilities, health care, and
emergency response systems; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Cybersecurity Awareness Month’s theme is: Do Your Part. Be
CyberSmart; and
WHEREAS, maintaining the security of cyberspace is a shared responsibility in
which each of us-elected officials, City staff and community members, has a critical role to play.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim October 2021 as
CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
and encourage everyone to learn about cybersecurity and put that knowledge into practice in their
homes, schools, workplaces, and businesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 5th day of October, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk