Mandiant (formerly FireEye Mandiant) represents the gold standard in incident response and threat intelligence. Now part of Google Cloud following a $5.4 billion acquisition in 2022, Mandiant operates from Reston, Virginia with a legacy of investigating the world's most significant breaches. The company's consultants have responded to thousands of intrusions, providing unmatched expertise in advanced persistent threats and nation-state attacks.
Mandiant's services include incident response, proactive security assessments, red team engagements, managed defense, and security transformation consulting. Their threat intelligence covers APT groups, malware families, vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics. Mandiant Intelligence tracks dozens of threat groups and publishes authoritative reports on cyber espionage campaigns. The company's M-Trends annual report provides industry-leading breach statistics and attack trends. Integration with Google Cloud enhances Mandiant's capabilities with cloud infrastructure and AI.
The company differentiates through elite expertise gained from front-line breach response. Mandiant consultants regularly testify in legal proceedings and brief government officials on threat activities. Their APT taxonomy has become an industry standard. Google's acquisition brings massive resources, threat intelligence from Gmail and Android, and cloud-scale analytics. However, premium pricing reflects the elite positioning, making Mandiant's retainer services inaccessible to many mid-market organizations.
For enterprises, government agencies, and critical infrastructure operators requiring world-class incident response capabilities or threat intelligence on sophisticated adversaries, Mandiant delivers unmatched expertise. Their incident response retainers provide immediate access during breaches. Best suited for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and organizations at high risk of targeted attacks willing to invest in premium capabilities and Google Cloud integration.
