About this episode

The episode discusses key insights from the 2026 M-Trends Report with a focus on breach trends and organizational strategies.

Host Luke McNamara is joined by Chris Linklater, Practice Leader at Mandiant, to discuss the 2026 edition of Mandiant's M-Trends Report. Chris dives into the latest trends observed in breached throughout 2025 and into this year, noting some of the key aspects organizations should focus on in applying these insights into today's threat landscape. https://cloud.google.com/security/resources/m-trends

People in this episode

Host: Luke McNamara

Guest: Chris Linklater

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• M-Trends Report
• breach trends
• threat landscape
• organizational focus

Keywords

• Mandiant
• M-Trends Report
• cybersecurity trends
• breach analysis
• threat landscape

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mandiant

Books & works: M-Trends Report

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