Mandiant: Orgs are detecting cybercriminals faster than ever

Mandiant’s M‑Trends 2024 reports the global median dwell time dropped to 10 days, with JAPAC improving to 9 days and EMEA rising to 22; detections are still more often external (54%) than internal (46%). Ransomware is detected faster (median 5 days), helping drive the decline, while intrusions without ransomware remain slower to spot, and attackers increasingly leverage zero‑day exploits and evasion to persist. The report urges improved internal detection, threat hunting, and comprehensive investigations amid rising zero‑day exploitation and expected targeting of edge devices.