Recognizing October as “Lewis County Cybersecurity Awareness Month.” BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
PROCLAMATION
October is Lewis County Cybersecurity Awareness Month
WHEREAS we recognize the vital role technology has in our daily lives and in the future of our county
and nation as a whole whereby today many critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly reliant on
information systems, and these systems are under increasingly sophisticated and persistent attacks and
WHEREAS all Americans are affected by threats to our nation's cybersecurity In recent years, bad
actors in cyberspace have launched attacks on a cross section of America businesses both small and
large state and local governments schools hospitals, and infrastructure critical to public safety and
national security and
WHEREAS, maintaining the security of cyberspace and information systems is a shared responsibility in
which each of us has a critical role and awareness of computer security essentials will improve the
security of the Lewis County information infrastructure and our local economy and
WHEREAS, President Donald J Trump has proclaimed October 2019 as National Cybersecurity
Awareness Month and has said, "While we are making great strides to help protect American
businesses and individuals, the government cannot secure cyberspace alone The Internet touches
many aspects of our daily lives Our ability to prevent and mitigate cyber threats will improve when all
citizens adopt better cybersecurity practices to protect their systems and data Each of us can
contribute by requesting more security from the products and services we use using multi factor
authentication on our digital accounts and devices leveraging private, protected and secure networks,
limiting how much personal information and location data we share, and taking other actions to secure
the applications we use every day" and
WHEREAS,we call upon the people businesses and institutions of Lewis County to recognize the
importance of cybersecurity and to observe this month through events, training and education to further
our county's security and resilience
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners proclaims
October as Lewis County Cybersecurity Awareness Month and encourages every citizen to learn
more about how to protect themselves and their businesses and put that knowledge into practice in our
homes schools and businesses More information is available through the Department of Homeland
Security's STOP THINK CONNECT campaign (https.//www dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect) and the
Department of Commerce's NIST Cybersecurity Framework (https.//www.nist.gov/)
Done in open session this 30th day of September 2019,
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BOCC AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Resolution. BOCC Meeting Date. Oct 08, 2018
Suggested Wording for Agenda Item' Agenda Type. Consent
Approving a proclamation for October as "Lewis County Cybersecunty Awareness Month"
Contact Steven Wohld Phone 3607403349
Department IT Services
Action Needed, Approve Resolution
Description
As is the case with emergency preparedness, advance preparation,planning, and training m regards to
cybersecurrty, reduces incident recovery time and mitigates nsk The Lewis County Information Technology
Services Department, encourages individuals, schools, businesses, and other government organizations to plan
and prepare for cybersecurrty threats
By proclaiming October as "Lewis County Cybersecunty Awareness Month" the Lewis County Board of
County Commissioners is encouraging all people, businesses and organizations to learn more about cyber
security, and put that knowledge into practice The Board is also encouraging awareness of the resources
available from the Department of Homeland Security that can be found at the agency's cybersecurrty awareness
campaign website, www stopthinkconnect.org