HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 10/01/2019 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS NATPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, National 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, National 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 2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Month’s focus is: Stay Safe Online and
breaks it down into three areas of responsibility: Own It, Secure It and Protect It; 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, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim October 2019 as
NATIONAL 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 1st day of October, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk