Genetec Report: Cloud Adoption, Rising Threats Reshape Healthcare Security

    June 24, 2025
    Genetec’s 2025 State of Physical Security Report shows healthcare organizations accelerating cloud adoption and prioritizing new security technologies amid rising threats.
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    Healthcare organizations are shifting their physical security infrastructure, with nearly half adopting hybrid-cloud models, 43% remaining fully on-premises, and 8.7% making the full transition to cloud-based systems.
    Healthcare organizations are shifting their physical security infrastructure, with nearly half adopting hybrid-cloud models, 43% remaining fully on-premises, and 8.7% making the full transition to cloud-based systems.

    Genetec has released new findings from its 2025 State of the Physical Security Report, highlighting key trends shaping physical security practices in the healthcare sector.

    Drawing on input from more than 5,600 professionals worldwide, the report presents a detailed look at how security teams within — and serving — the healthcare industry are adapting to emerging challenges and technologies.

    As the healthcare sector navigates increasing security challenges and regulatory requirements, new data highlights a growing shift toward hybrid and cloud adoption for physical security infrastructure.

    According to recent findings, 43% of healthcare organizations still operate entirely on-premises, reflecting the industry’s traditionally cautious approach to cloud adoption. However, hybrid and cloud models are gaining traction, with 48.3% of organizations utilizing some form of hybrid-cloud solutions for their physical security environment. A smaller portion — 8.7% — have fully transitioned to cloud-based security.

    The momentum toward cloud adoption is accelerating, with 68% of healthcare organizations planning to move more of their physical security data to the cloud within the next 18 months.

    How healthcare is embracing the cloud

    “Our State of Physical Security report data underscores the healthcare industry's gradual yet strategic movement toward hybrid and cloud security deployments,” said Mark Feider, National Director for Enterprise, Genetec. “With compliance demands and the need to scale their security operations quickly, healthcare organizations are adopting these models to balance control, cost and flexibility.”

    Healthcare organizations are prioritizing hybrid and cloud solutions to reduce their hardware footprint and simplify maintenance across multiple sites. By deploying a mix of on-premises and cloud-based security technologies, hospitals and medical facilities can maintain compliance with stringent regulations and ensure data sovereignty while optimizing resource allocation.

    Key drivers for hybrid and cloud adoption in healthcare include cost savings (62%), continuous updates and software enhancements (55%), speed and ease of deployments (47%), disaster recovery (35%) and data ownership (32%).

    Elevating security priorities as threats intensify

    In addition to cloud, healthcare organizations are prioritizing advanced security initiatives in 2025, with top project focus areas such as the implementation of AI and large language models (34%), access control systems (31%) and video surveillance (28%). Digital evidence management systems (DEMS) and incident management follow closely behind at 24% each.

    These evolving priorities come amid a concerning rise in physical threats throughout 2024. Forty-six percent of healthcare facilities reported an increase in injuries to employees and 31% to visitors, alongside 39% reporting a surge in physical attacks on staff and 36% on insider theft. Break-ins and robberies were also reported by 34% of organizations. The efforts to focus on security initiatives such as access control, video surveillance and DEMS reflect a proactive stance in embracing innovative solutions to protect patients and staff.