The Cyber Resilience Act is raising the cybersecurity bar for connected products across the European market.
Cybersecurity Resilience Act (CRA) readiness goes beyond compliance. It requires cybersecurity to be considered from product design through deployment, maintenance, and vulnerability management. Eurotech helps manufacturers prepare with secure technologies, certified development processes and practical cybersecurity expertise.
Navigating new cybersecurity requirements.
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. For manufacturers, this means addressing security throughout the entire product lifecycle — from secure-by-design development and product risk assessment to vulnerability management, security updates and technical documentation.
The challenge is not only understanding the requirements. It is putting the technologies, processes, and evidence in place while keeping product development manageable.
2027 is the deadline. Readiness starts earlier.
Preparing for the CRA takes time. Product classification, cybersecurity risk assessment, vulnerability management, documentation and conformity assessment all need to become part of product and engineering processes.
Understanding the regulatory timeline is critical for planning your product roadmap, certification strategy, and documentation processes.
December 10, 2024
CRA enters into force
Manufacturers begin preparing products, processes, and documentation for the new cybersecurity requirements.
June 11, 2026
Conformity assessment framework
Certification bodies become operational, enabling the assessment of applicable products.
September 11, 2026
Mandatory vulnerability reporting
Manufacturers must establish processes to monitor, manage, and report actively exploited vulnerabilities. Eurotech already operates a process to scan, assess, remediate and resolve vulnerabilities, backed by a Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) aligned with these requirements.
December 11, 2027
Full application of the CRA
Products with digital elements placed on the EU market must meet applicable cybersecurity requirements before CE marking.
Early preparation supports product readiness.
The CRA is new. Eurotech’s cybersecurity commitment isn’t.
Eurotech has invested for years in secure development, certified products and structured cybersecurity processes. This provides a strong foundation for helping customers prepare their products, evidence and processes for the CRA.
IEC 62443-4-1
Certified Secure Development Lifecycle
Security is integrated into the way products are designed, developed, and maintained.
IEC 62443-4-2
Certified industrial edge products
Security capabilities are built into selected Eurotech products.
ISO 27001
Certified ISMS
Structured information security processes support how Eurotech manages security.
Security isn’t an afterthought, or a minimal regulatory exercise. It’s part of how we engineer them.
From CRA requirements to real-world capabilities.
A practical path to CRA readiness.
CRA preparation is easier to manage as a structured journey.
These five steps turn regulatory requirements into practical product, engineering and lifecycle activities.
01. Review the product portfolio
Determine product classifications and identify the applicable conformity assessment pathways.
02. Establish vulnerability management
Put processes in place to scan, assess, remediate and communicate vulnerabilities, supported by a Product Security Incident Response Team.
03. Assess cybersecurity risk
Review product risks in the context of functionality, intended use and operational environments.
04. Align documentation and evidence
Connect technical documentation, engineering processes and compliance evidence to the future conformity assessment pathway.
05. Prepare for December 2027
Plan product, process and evidence readiness for full application of the CRA across the EU market.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about the Cyber Resilience Act and what it means for connected products.
Secure by design. From edge to cloud.
The technology foundation behind CRA readiness starts with secure product architecture.
Eurotech combines secure edge hardware, trusted software, protected communications and lifecycle management capabilities to help secure connected products from deployment through long-term operation.
From Hardware Root-of-Trust and Secure Boot to secure Over-the-air (OTA) updates, fleet management and vulnerability handling, security is designed into the technology stack rather than added later.
Build CRA readiness on a secure foundation.
Preparing for the Cyber Resilience Act is more than a compliance exercise. It is an opportunity to make connected products more secure, manageable and resilient throughout their lifecycle.
Whether you’re reviewing an existing portfolio, designing your next connected product or preparing your cybersecurity processes for the CRA, Eurotech can help you build on a secure foundation.