M-Trends 2026 Report: Real-world investigations and actionable defense insights

A definitive look into the threats and tactics used in breaches, grounded in over 500k hours of incident investigations in 2025 by Mandiant.

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Why this report is essential

In a landscape where the window to intervene has collapsed from hours to seconds, security leaders can no longer rely on reactive strategies. M-Trends 2026 provides the frontline intelligence needed to address both emerging AI-driven threats and the persistent systemic failures that still account for the vast majority of breaches. Move beyond passive defense with actionable guidance on securing unmonitored Tier-0 assets, virtualization stacks, and SaaS integrations.

Download the M-Trends 2026 Report to uncover:

How the timeline for accelerated ransomware handoffs between cybercriminal partners has collapsed to just seconds
How attackers are abusing AI within compromised environments
Why modern extortion campaigns have shifted away from simple encryption toward aggressive “Recovery Denial” tactics
Why multi-year espionage intrusions are forcing organizations to drastically rethink their forensics and telemetry retention strategies
How threat actors target the virtualization stack to bypass guest-level defenses and embed deep persistence
The systematic methods attackers use to exploit edge devices and network appliances before patches are even released
The mechanics of SaaS integration abuse, which adversaries are leveraging for massive data theft and cross-cloud lateral movement