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

PublisherElisity & Omdia
ReportMicrosegmentation Has Matured — Has Your Architecture Kept Up?
Published28 April 2026
TopicsIdentity, Access Control, Healthcare, Manufacturing

Published by Elisity & Omdia in Microsegmentation Has Matured — Has Your Architecture Kept Up?, 28 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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