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Why Security Architecture is Obsolete

Fines for CEOs (Personal Exposure):

HIPAA willful neglect violation: Starts at over $71,000 and can reach $2.1 million annually.
CURES Act violation: $1 million per violation.
False Claims Act violation: Can easily exceed $100 million.

Criminal Penalties for CEOs:

Willful data security violation: A $1 million personal fine and up to 20 years in prison.

Fines for CTOs (Direct Liability):

Failure to encrypt data properly: A $2.1 million annual fine.
Building an API that does not follow the CURES Act rules: Up to $1 million.

Criminal Penalties for CTOs:

Simple system misconfiguration allowing unauthorized data access: Up to one year in jail.
Lying about security on an official form: Up to five years.
Gross negligence in cybersecurity: A maximum sentence of 20 years.

The Crucial Role of Compliance

Massive government fines are generally uninsurable, with 95% of insurance companies not covering them. There is "no safety net" when a penalty hits.
The risk is a "massive uninsurable risk".

The 2026 Regulatory Crisis

Poses an unprecedented threat: massive fines, prison time, and personal liability for CEOs, CTOs, and board members, none of which is covered by insurance.

New regulations escalate the risk, treating "harvest now, decrypt later" (quantum-vulnerable data theft) as a national security crisis with potential retroactive liability.
A single incident, such as an AI-driven breach, can trigger a chain reaction leading to multiple forms of civil and criminal liability, with defense costs alone ranging from $1.5M to $5M.

The Looming Threat of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) and the Path to Quantum Readiness

The Decryption Horizon and Compliance Timeline

Multiple expert projections identify 2029 as a critical milestone when quantum computing advances are expected to break current asymmetric cryptography.

CNSA 2.0: By January 1, 2027, all new US National Security Systems must be compliant with the CNSA 2.0 standard.
Certificate Lifespan: The maximum lifespan for public SSL/TLS certificates is projected to drop sharply to just 47 days by 2029.
PQC Standards: The official compliance clock began in August 2024 with the finalization of the first NIST PQC standards, affecting organizations operating in regulated industries and doing business with the U.S. government.

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PQC+ : A Technical Deep Dive for Hospital Leadership - 23 pg

PQC+ is designed to seamlessly integrate with and optimize your existing data infrastructure, not replace it. PQC+ connects, secures, and enhances your hospital's data ecosystem without

disrupting current investments in systems like Epic, Oracle, or MEDITECH. We stand firmly against the "rip and replace" approach, prioritizing technological coexistence.

The benefits of PQC+ include:

A unified connecting layer for internal and external data.
Automatic enforcement of patient consent across all data flows.
Enabling AI capabilities with robust governance.
Creating new revenue opportunities.
Automated generation of compliance documentation.

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CEOs, CTOs, CISOs) face severe personal criminal penalties - 41 minutes

Up to 20 years in prison for willful violations of regulations like the DOJ Data Security Program (DSP), effective Q4 2025, if client data ends up in China.
Over 20 state-level AI and Privacy regulations also risk prison terms and substantial personal fines (six to seven figures).
Healthcare executives are specifically subject to HIPAA, with intentional data misuse punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
For a detailed breakdown of civil and criminal penalties, including imprisonment, under Federal and state regulations (AI, Privacy, Healthcare, FDX), download our PDF.