Report by Forescout

PQC in Healthcare: From Data Risk to Migration Readiness

3 FINDINGSPublished Oct 6, 2026
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Key Findings

Only 6% of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices and 16% of operational technology (OT) devices use SSH implementations that support post-quantum cryptography, compared with 50% of traditional IT devices.

Internet of Medical ThingsOperational TechnologyPost-Quantum CryptographyHealthcare

More than 5,500 internet-exposed healthcare systems host sensitive healthcare data, including electronic medical records (EMRs) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).

HealthcareData ExposureElectronic Medical Records

Only 31% of internet-exposed healthcare systems support TLS 1.3, the only TLS version capable of supporting standardized post-quantum cryptography.

HealthcareTLSPost-Quantum Cryptography