Horizon Reports

The State of Cybersecurity in Healthcare

2026 Mid-Year Horizon Report

Healthcare has spent the first half of 2026 absorbing cyberattacks the way it absorbs most pressure: keeping the lights on while the strain builds beneath the surface. The 2026 Mid-Year Horizon Report examines the impact of the relentless pace of breaches healthcare now faces and how organizations can reduce risk as visibility into risk outpaces cyber team capacity.

Download your free copy to explore:

  • A snapshot of healthcare through the lens of NIST CSF 2.0
  • What’s driving an increase in critical and high-risk findings
  • The next KPI battleground for healthcare cybersecurity
  • The real risk of AI attacks
  • The proposed HIPAA security rule delay, and what to do today
  • Why identity management must be treated as routine care
  • Why healthcare cybersecurity needs to train like the fire service

Published semi-annually since 2017, our Horizon Report delves into OCR breach data, and offers insights and guidance on the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

The Fortified team develops this report to help you stay ahead of trends and safeguard your healthcare organization against cyber attacks.

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