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# MM-ISAC Blog

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### Guidence

[![](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Planning%20P.jpg?width=602&height=505&name=Planning%20P.jpg)](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/effective-incident-response-starts-long-before-the-incident)

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#### [Effective Incident Response Starts Long Before the Incident](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/effective-incident-response-starts-long-before-the-incident)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/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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 7 min read

#### [Moving to Security Cost as a Metric](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/moving-to-security-cost-as-a-metric)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/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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#### [A Cautionary Note on Sensationalism in Cyber Security Headlines](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/a-cautionary-note-on-sensationalism-in-cyber-security-headlines)

![Picture of Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Partner%20Logos/Professional%20Photos/CherieB-Test.png?width=30&name=CherieB-Test.png) [Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/cherie-burgett): Sep 8, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

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](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/phishing-education-maybe-best-practice-is-not-best-after-all)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/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](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/moral-frameworks-in-cti-and-high-stakes-communications)

![Picture of Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Partner%20Logos/Professional%20Photos/CherieB-Test.png?width=30&name=CherieB-Test.png) [Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/cherie-burgett): Aug 11, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

We live in very polarizing times, particularly in the US. We choose our words carefully, tiptoe around topics that might devolve into argumentation...

[Guidence](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/guidence) [Hermeneutics](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/hermeneutics) [Threat Intelligence](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/threat-intelligence) 

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#### [Precision vs Accuracy When Predicting Security Cost](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/precision-vs-accuracy-when-predicting-security-cost)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/rob-labbé): Jun 5, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

As I talk through the practical application of the security cost framework with our members, we are consistently running into a common stumbling...

[Guidence](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/guidence) [Metrics](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/metrics) [Risk Quantification](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/risk-quantification) [Budget](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/budget) [FAIR](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/fair) 

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#### [Guide to Traffic Light Protocol (TLP)](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/guide-to-traffic-light-protocol-tlp)

![Picture of Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Partner%20Logos/Professional%20Photos/CherieB-Test.png?width=30&name=CherieB-Test.png) [Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/cherie-burgett): Apr 15, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

Key Points: TLP is a Sharing Protocol. Companies that do not share threat information are at a disadvantage. Overclassification stifles sharing...

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#### [Building a Phishing Program](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/building-a-phishing-program)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/rob-labbé): Mar 8, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

Phishing is a significant compromise vector for all companies in all industries. At theMining and Metals ISAC annual conference in November, we...

[Guidence](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/guidence) [Incident Response](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/incident-response) [Phishing](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/phishing) 

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 4 min read

#### [Digging Into Security Cost](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/digging-into-security-cost)

![Picture of Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/hubfs/AGC_Speakers/ROBL%20WebSpeaker2.svg) [Rob Labbé](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/rob-labbé): Jan 14, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

After my last post on using Security Cost as a metric and the basis for a core security team/CISO objective, a few Mining and Metals ISAC members...

[Guidence](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/guidence) [Metrics](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/tag/metrics) 

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[![](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/1736539370968.png?width=1280&height=720&name=1736539370968.png)](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/the-hermeneutics-of-cyber-threat-intelligence-part-3)

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#### [The Hermeneutics of Cyber Threat Intelligence Part 3: Planning and Curation](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/the-hermeneutics-of-cyber-threat-intelligence-part-3)

![Picture of Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Partner%20Logos/Professional%20Photos/CherieB-Test.png?width=30&name=CherieB-Test.png) [Cherie Burgett](https://mmisac.org/mm-isac-blog/author/cherie-burgett): Jan 10, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

What does a Greek god, a German philosopher, and a Museum Curator have to teach us about Cyber Threat Intelligence?

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