Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Proclamation
His Excellency Governor Deval L. Patrick


Whereas Citizens, schools, libraries, businesses and other organizations use the Internet for a variety of tasks, including keeping in contact with family and friends, managing personal finances, performing research, enhancing education and conducting business; and

Whereas Critical sectors are increasingly reliant on information systems to support financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation, utilities, health care, and emergency response systems; and

Whereas Internet users and our information infrastructure face an increasing threat of malicious cyber attack, loss of privacy from spyware and adware and significant financial and personal privacy losses due to identity theft and fraud; and

Whereas  The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center was established in January 2003 to provide a collaborative mechanism to help states and local governments enhance cyber security; The Enterprise Security Board and The Information Technology Division provides a comprehensive approach to help enhance the security of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and

Whereas Maintaining the security of cyberspace is a shared responsibility in which each of us has a critical role, and awareness of computer security essentials will improve the security of Commonwealth of Massachusetts information infrastructure and economy,

Now, Therefore, I, Deval L. Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim October 2011 to be,

Cyber Security Awareness Month

And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.

Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, eleventh of October, in the year two thousand and eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
              

By His Excellency                  
Deval L. Patrick 
Governor of the Commonwealth 

William Francis Galvin            
Secretary of the Commonwealth
 

 

God Save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.