Healthcare Cybersecurity Statistics

79% of healthcare organizations say their non-human identities are not fully governed.

86% of healthcare organizations lack full confidence that their Active Directory environments are free of privilege escalation risks.

Only 14% of healthcare organizations are fully confident in their Active Directory security, compared with 26% across all industries.

Nearly half of segments with OT or IoMT devices also mix in IT and IoT assets

Of all segments containing IoMT devices, 6% are IoMT-only

Companies in the financial services, health care, utilities, energy, and real estate sectors document an AI-specific process at 18%, compared with 15% for the rest of the S&P 500.

64% of healthcare organizations are open to adopting a Network-as-a-Service model to simplify operations and strengthen security.

Only 38% of healthcare organizations report partial or full Zero Trust implementation, while 26% are aware of Zero Trust but have no concrete plans.

20% of healthcare organizations treat AI-driven automation as essential to running their networks.

Healthcare accounted for 81 disclosed ransomware attacks (26%) in Q2 2026, making it the most targeted sector.

The three most vulnerable industries at baseline are Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals (42.7%), Insurance (38.1%), and Retail & Wholesale (36%).

Healthcare accounted for 17% of all engagements, while public administration and manufacturing each accounted for 14% of engagements.

Healthcare compromises rose to 281, reversing a slight downward trend from the previous year.

The three industries with the highest baseline PPP are Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals at 42.7%, Insurance at 38.1%, and Retail & Wholesale at 36%.

Internal information disclosure accounts for 63.6% of critical exposures in Healthcare.

Healthcare records the slowest median remediation time at 158.8 hours.

63% of healthcare practices do not continuously monitor their digital supply chains.

31% of healthcare practices are still running on legacy systems that cannot contain a breach quickly once it starts.

52% of healthcare practices have no managed security service provider (MSSP).

Automotive and pharmaceutical sectors average 43 days to remediate exposures.

Healthcare accounted for 72 publicly disclosed ransomware attacks (27%) in Q1 2026.

24% of healthcare organizations report cyberattacks or exploited vulnerabilities involving medical devices.

80% of cyber incidents involving medical devices cause moderate or significant disruption to patient care.

80% of healthcare organizations report moderate to high concern about the cybersecurity risks associated with AI-enabled or AI-assisted medical systems.

68% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations are pursuing microsegmentation as part of a Zero Trust strategy.

57% of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders rank microsegmentation as their top initiative to stop lateral movement.

Over 90% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations have protected fewer than 80% of their critical systems.

The ransom payment rate in healthcare is 68%–72% compared with about 40% in other sectors.

59% of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations involve ransomware.

Hospitals can lose $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per day during operational disruptions caused by cyberattacks.