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A.5.7 A.5

Organizational / A.5.7

Gathering and acting on threat intelligence

Think of it likeReading the local notices about a spate of car break-ins, and moving the car into the garage.

In plain English

The family pays attention to warnings about what is happening nearby and actually changes what it does in response, rather than just noting the news.

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