Report by Elisity & Omdia

Microsegmentation Has Matured — Has Your Architecture Kept Up?

15 FINDINGSPublished Apr 28, 2026
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Key Findings

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

Zero TrustMicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

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

MicrosegmentationLateral MovementHealthcareManufacturing

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

Critical SystemsHealthcareManufacturing

32% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations cite cyber insurance requirements as a direct business driver for pursuing microsegmentation.

Cyber InsuranceMicrosegmentationRisk ManagementHealthcareManufacturing

Microsegmentation accounts for 24% of currently deployed Zero Trust initiatives.

Zero TrustMicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

70% of manufacturing organizations place remote engineers at the top of the segmentation priority list.

ManufacturingTalentSegmentation

62% of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders say today's microsegmentation solutions are easier to deploy than those from five years ago.

DeploymentMicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

74% of healthcare organizations identify visiting clinicians as requiring the most granular policy attention.

HealthcarePolicy

Only 9% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations have protected more than 80% of their critical systems.

Critical SystemsMicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

Only 22% of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders have hands-on experience with modern microsegmentation.

MicrosegmentationWorkforce SkillsHealthcareManufacturing

60% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations cite regulatory compliance as a driver for pursuing microsegmentation.

Regulatory ComplianceMicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

Nearly half of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders experienced a lateral movement attack in the past year.

Lateral MovementHealthcareManufacturing

99% of healthcare and manufacturing organizations are implementing or planning microsegmentation.

MicrosegmentationHealthcareManufacturing

44% of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders cite comprehensive device visibility as their most critical capability gap.

Device VisibilityHealthcareManufacturing

69% of healthcare and manufacturing security leaders demand identity-based controls in any modern solution.

IdentityAccess ControlHealthcareManufacturing