Hacking the Healers: New KnowBe4 Whitepaper Highlights Record Security Breaches in Healthcare
KnowBe4, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
KnowBe4's healthcare whitepaper argues decentralized clinical work and AI agents have dissolved the network perimeter.
KnowBe4 published a whitepaper, 'Hacking the Healers: How the Digital Workforce Became Cybersecurity's Frontline,' examining record breach levels in healthcare.
The paper argues that decentralized clinical operations, remote staff and autonomous AI agents have dissolved traditional network perimeters, leaving providers and patient safety exposed to targeted attacks.
It frames the rise of a digital workforce made up of both humans and AI agents as a significant expansion of the attack surface. KnowBe4 stresses that in healthcare the consequences of a breach go beyond financial and reputational damage because patient lives are at stake.