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Nobody Measures the MTTR of the Humans Who Respond to Incidents
In cybersecurity, we obsess — rightly — over Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR).
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CCMIN and MM-ISAC Forge Strategic Cybersecurity Partnership for the Mining Industry
Rob Labbé: Jan 26, 2026 5:11:11 PM
Orlando, September 20, 2025 — The Latin American Corporation for Cybersecurity in Mining (CCMIN) and the Mining and Metals Information Sharing and...
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Thoughts on MM-ISAC's 2025 Annual Conference
Rob Labbé: Dec 8, 2025 8:08:01 PM
Now that I've returned home from MM-ISAC's Annual conference and have caught up a bit, I wanted to share my thoughts on this year's conference.
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MM-ISAC Annual Awards and Board Appointments
Rob Labbé: Dec 8, 2025 8:07:48 PM
Every year, MM-ISAC recognizes member companies and individuals who go above and beyond to support its mission to improve cyber resilience in the...
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Effective Incident Response Starts Long Before the Incident
Rob Labbé: Dec 5, 2025 1:35:29 AM
Cyber incident response is often viewed as a technical domain, with practitioners skilled in malware reverse engineering, network and host forensics,...
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Moving to Security Cost as a Metric
Rob Labbé: Nov 10, 2025 9:23:46 PM
I’ve talked about security cost as the key metric to report on your security program when working with executives and the board. What we have not...
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Psychological First Aid – A Skill Needed in Resilience
When a cyberattack strikes, the immediate focus is often on technical recovery: restoring systems, protecting data, and resuming operations. But what...
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A Cautionary Note on Sensationalism in Cyber Security Headlines
This month’s focus is on the importance of double-checking the work of security researchers and headlines. We live in a fast-paced news cycle and a...
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Phishing Education - Maybe 'Best Practice' is not Best After all
Rob Labbé: Aug 12, 2025 12:00:00 AM
As security practitioners and leaders, we must contribute to the professionalization of our field by searching out data and evidence-based solutions...
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Moral Frameworks in CTI and High-Stakes Communications
We live in very polarizing times, particularly in the US. We choose our words carefully, tiptoe around topics that might devolve into argumentation...