Healthcare Insider Threat Statistics

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17% of insider incidents involved personal healthcare information.

Fortinet2025 Insider Risk Report·Oct 16, 2025
Insider riskData lossHealthcare information

35% of healthcare organizations cite employee negligence because of not following policies as a primary root cause of incidents.

Proofpoint2025 Ponemon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report ·Oct 8, 2025
HealthcareInsider threatEmployee negligence

25% of healthcare organizations cite employees sending PII or PHI to an unintended recipient via email as a primary root cause of incidents.

Proofpoint2025 Ponemon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report ·Oct 8, 2025
HealthcareInsider threat

25% of healthcare organizations cite privilege access abuse as a primary root cause of incidents.

Proofpoint2025 Ponemon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report ·Oct 8, 2025
HealthcareInsider threatPrivilege access abuse

Healthcare expects a 53% rise in insider threats.

ExabeamFrom Human to Hybrid: How AI and the Analytics Gap Are Fueling Insider Risk·Aug 21, 2025
Insider threatHealthcare