
Risk assessment under CRA, MVO and NIS-2
CRA, the Machinery Regulation and NIS-2 each require their own risk assessment. We explain what manufacturers, integrators and operators must do. In collaboration it often

CRA funding for machine builders SECURE Open Call 2
Up to €30,000 for gap analysis, pentesting, or SBOM. Why machine builders should use the SECURE Open Call but not wait for the funding. What

Risk assessment under CRA MVO and NIS-2
CRA, the Machinery Regulation and NIS-2 each require their own risk assessment. We explain what manufacturers, integrators and operators must do. The tasks can be

IEC 62443 security testing test grades, pentests and CRA
Security test grades, test modules and pentests: how IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2 regulate testing and what the Cyber Resilience Act requires. Two draft amendments

Five years of security updates required by CRA for manufacturers
At least five years of free security updates for every product: the CRA makes this mandatory, with consequences for manufacturers and their suppliers. It boils

CRA guidance from the European Commission and what the new guidelines clarify for manufacturers
Support period, changes, spare parts, cloud connectivity — the CRA Guidance of the European Commission answers questions that have been open in the machinery and

Implement machinery regulation and CRA together
The Machinery Regulation and the CRA apply in parallel to connected machines. Manufacturers should implement both requirements as a single project instead of duplicating work.

Harmonized standards for the CRA EN 40000, ETSI and EN 50770
Which harmonised standards apply to the CRA? Overview of the EN 40000 series, ETSI EN 304 6xx and EN 50770 with a summary of structure,

IEC 62443 templates compared and how to choose
Templates for IEC 62443-4-1 compared: what Exida, TÜV SÜD and the free sample process cover, where gaps remain and what the CRA requires. Exida –

Introduce and really live IEC 62443-4-1 processes
Processes according to IEC 62443-4-1 can be set up in one to two months, but it often takes six to eighteen months before departments actually

IEC 62443 security testing test grades pentests and CRA
Security test grades, test modules and pentests — how the new drafts of IEC 62443-4-1 and -4-2 regulate testing and what the Cyber Resilience Act

5 years of security updates required by CRA for manufacturers
At least five years of free security updates per product: the CRA makes this mandatory, with consequences for manufacturers and their suppliers. It comes down

IEC 62443 templates vendors compared and selection
Templates for IEC 62443-4-1 compared — what Exida, TÜV SÜD and the free sample process cover, where gaps remain and what the CRA requires. Contents

IEC 62443 templates compared and selection
Templates for IEC 62443-4-1 compared: what Exida, TÜV SÜD and the free sample process cover, where gaps remain, and what the CRA requires. Contents Exida

EN 18031 and CRA — what EN 40000-1-4 makes of it
The CRA standard EN 40000-1-4 adopts 14 requirement families from EN 18031 and adds four new ones. This has concrete consequences for manufacturers who already

CRA vulnerability management what really needs to be reported
Reporting, monitoring, remediating: the CRA requires three distinct things. Only actively exploited vulnerabilities must be reported, and not every CVE has to be patched. This