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Security Guidance Series: CAF 4.0 Understanding Threat From Awareness to Intelligence-Led Defence

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AaronSingh
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Dec 10, 2025

CAF 4.0 raises the bar for threat understanding. Public sector teams must shift from static risks to living, intelligence-led threat models that shape real security decisions.

The updated CAF 4.0 raises expectations around control A2.b - Understanding Threat. Rather than focusing solely on awareness of common cyber-attacks, the framework now calls for a sector-specific, ...
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