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Cash Management News for State Agencies | October 2026

Oregon State Treasury sent this bulletin at 10/30/2026 01:26 PM PDT

October 2026

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative that educates everyone about online safety and empowers individuals and businesses to protect their data from cybercrime. Even amidst large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks, Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminds everyone that there are simple, effective ways to keep yourself safer online, protect your personal data, and ultimately help secure our world.

The theme of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Don’t Make It Easy for Them, and it highlights that staying safe online isn’t about making one perfect decision; rather, it’s about building habits and repeating them consistently. In doing so, we can all make life difficult for cybercriminals.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 focuses on the following four easy steps we can take to boost our online safety:

Use strong passwords and a password manager. Strong passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, and a password manager helps generate and save them.
Turn on multifactor authentication (MFA). We need more than a password on our most important accounts like those for e-mail, social media, and financials.
Recognize and report scams. Be cautious of unsolicited messages asking for personal information. Avoid sharing sensitive information or credentials with unknown sources. Report phishing attempts and delete the messages.
Update your software. Ensure your software is up to date, and ensure you have the latest security patches and updates on your devices. Enable automatic updates on software or regularly check for updates if automatic updates are not available.

For more information about ways to stay safer online, visit www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month and www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month.

Banking Holiday

Due to Veterans Day, Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and financial institutions will be closed on Wednesday, November 11. Customer statements and files will not be produced for November 11 due to the closures. In addition, ACH files sent to KeyBank after the last ACH processing window on Tuesday, November 10, will not be processed by the bank until Thursday, November 12, and must have an effective date of November 13 or later.

OSTF Rates

Avg. Annualized Yield

Sept. 4.02%

Interest Rate

Sept. 1–24 4.00%

Sept. 25–30 4.10%

Service Spotlight

Safekeeping is a free service that allows agencies to store items of value in Treasury’s vaults. Items placed in safekeeping are usually being held to insure performance, cover a liability, or provide some other means of financial protection. Items placed in safekeeping are inventoried and agencies receive a receipt for each item. Agencies must submit a written request to retrieve items from safekeeping and items must be picked up in person. If you are interested in safekeeping, or have questions regarding cash management services generally, contact Customer Solutions at customer.solutions@ost.state.or.us.