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EU Cyber Resilience Act Guide: Requirements, Timelines, and Risks

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) makes product cybersecurity an EU market-access requirement, moving “secure-by-design” from guidance to enforceable practice. The article explains what’s in scope (products with digital elements—software, firmware, connected devices), how risk classes affect duties, and what teams must evidence: secure defaults, vulnerability intake + coordinated disclosure, secure update/patch delivery, SBOM-based dependency governance, and conformity documentation. Deadlines begin Sept 2026 (reporting) with full enforcement in Dec 2027; penalties can reach €15M or 2.5% of global turnover. Treat CRA readiness as an engineering program, not a one-off audit.

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