Healthcare organisations are increasingly recognising the heavy toll that slow, manual authentication processes like long, complex passwords place on clinicians, as new peer-reviewed research highlights how login demands continue to hinder care delivery.

Critical industries are reaching a technological inflection point. As healthcare, public safety, and manufacturing rapidly modernise, 2026 is poised to cement trust, identity, and intelligent automation as the core drivers of resilience and efficiency. AI is accelerating operational change, the workforce is becoming increasingly mobile, and cyber threats are evolving faster than legacy systems can respond.