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

PublisherElisity & Omdia
ReportMicrosegmentation Has Matured — Has Your Architecture Kept Up?
Published28 April 2026
TopicsLateral Movement, 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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