2025 LevelBlue Spotlight Report for Healthcare

61% of healthcare organizations are now aligning their cybersecurity teams with lines of business.

Nearly half (43%) of healthcare executives say they allocate cybersecurity budgets at the outset of new initiatives.

24% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in machine learning for pattern matching.

28% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in generative AI for social engineering attacks.

41% of healthcare executives believe AI-powered threats will happen.

Only 21% of healthcare executives say they are investing significantly in software supply chain security.

54% of healthcare executives say they have very low to moderate visibility into the software supply chain.

25% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in application security.

15% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in Zero Trust Architecture.

Nearly half (44%) of healthcare organizations expect to enlist managed security service providers (MSSPs) in the next two years. This is an increase from 30% that had done so over the past 12 months.

59% of leadership roles in healthcare are measured against cybersecurity KPIs.

26% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in cyber-resilience processes across the business.

Nearly half (46%) of healthcare executives say they are experiencing a significantly higher volume of attacks.

Only 29% of healthcare executives say they are prepared for AI-powered threats.

32% of healthcare organizations suffered a breach in the past 12 months.

28% of healthcare executives say they are likely to invest in generative AI for social engineering attacks.