Government (9.5%) was the 4th most targeted industry.

April 24, 2025

Government (9.5%) was the 4th most targeted industry. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Mandiant in April 2025. It covers topics including Government, Security incident. The original data appears in M-Trends 2025 Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Government (9.5%) was the 4th most targeted industry. This data was published by Mandiant and covers Government, Security incident.

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This statistic comes from M-Trends 2025 Report, published by Mandiant on April 24, 2025. You can view the original report at https://cloud.google.com/security/resources/m-trends.

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