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Manufacturers: the CRA determines who can sell in Europe

If your company manufactures equipment or software with digital elements, this is not about reducing risk: it is about market access. Without Cyber Resilience Act compliance there is no CE marking, and without CE marking there are no sales in the EU.

The rules have changed

The Cyber Resilience Act (EU Regulation 2024/2847) makes cybersecurity a product requirement, on the same level as electrical safety or electromagnetic compatibility. It affects almost any “product with digital elements” placed on the EU market: a PLC, drive, gateway, camera or the software supplied with them.

The dates are already set: obligations to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents apply from September 2026, and the full regulation—essential requirements, conformity assessment and CE marking—from December 2027. A typical industrial development cycle lasts longer than that: the product you are designing today will reach the market with the CRA in force.

Industrial manufacturers also have a second language to master: customers already request IEC 62443-4-1 (secure development) and 62443-4-2 (component requirements) in tender specifications. The CRA and 62443 overlap considerably; addressing them together avoids paying twice for the same effort.

What we do for manufacturers
  • CRA gap analysis: what applies according to the product class, what is missing and which deadlines apply.
  • Implementation of a secure development lifecycle under IEC 62443-4-1: requirements, reviews and vulnerability management.
  • Technical product assessment against IEC 62443-4-2, with real testing in our Ti Lab laboratory.
  • Product penetration testing: firmware, communications, physical and management interfaces, following recognised guidance such as the OWASP ISTG.
  • Set-up of the vulnerability management and disclosure process (PSIRT) that the CRA requires throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Preparation of the technical documentation and file for conformity assessment.
Who we work with

With technical management, R&D and product teams. The conversation is not about threats and risks: it is about requirements, time to market and certification costs. If your product manager wants to know whether the company can continue selling in Europe in 2028, that is exactly the meeting to have.

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