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Proclamation 8573

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2010

This proclamation designates October 2010 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, urging Americans to participate in activities and training to enhance cybersecurity awareness. It references the administration's ongoing cybersecurity review and promotes the 'Stop. Think. Connect.' public awareness campaign led by DHS and FTC, but creates no binding mandates, regulatory changes, or substantive policy directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 62299

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of October 2010 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

  • Month-long observance period with suggested activities, events, and trainings

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely hortatory with no enforceable obligations; 'urge' and 'call upon' language is non-binding
  • References to prior policy review and awareness campaign describe existing initiatives, not new directives
Proclamation 8573: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2010 · Executive Orders