Let’s talk about hospitals.
They are compliance machines. Entire teams dedicated to checking boxes, filling binders, and making sure they pass audits. They dot every “i,” cross every “t,” and sleep soundly knowing the paperwork is perfect.
And yet—ransomware crews have been feasting on hospitals for almost a decade.
Why? Because compliance isn’t security.
You can be compliant and still be wide open to an attack. Hackers don’t care if you passed your last audit. They don’t care if your policy was reviewed, revised, and re-approved in triplicate. They care about one thing: breaking in and getting paid.
But here’s the twist most CEOs and CFOs miss: you can’t actually be secure without compliance.
Yes, you read that right.
Why? Because eventually someone will slip past your tools. And when they do, the difference between surviving and getting buried comes down to one word: evidence.
- Evidence for your stakeholders, so they know you weren’t asleep at the wheel.
- Evidence for your insurance company, so your claim doesn’t get denied.
- Evidence for regulators, who will show up with microscopes and ask uncomfortable questions.
- And evidence for the attorneys, circling like sharks, looking to turn your breach into a payday.
Without evidence, you’re not just the victim of a cyberattack—you’re the negligent party who “should have known better.”
And that’s when the lawsuits start.
So, where do you begin?
Start with a Cyber Liability Assessment. It takes less than 30 minutes, and you’ll walk away with a crystal-clear picture of what’s at risk and whether you’re actually taking the right steps to protect it.
Because compliance alone won’t save you. But without it, you don’t stand a chance. Here’s a link to schedule that call: https://www.galacticadvisors.com/third-party-assessments/
