Connected devices and security: how the regulation changes with the Cyber Resilience Act

13 July 2026

The global connected devices market is facing an unprecedented regulatory revolution. With the introduction of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), cybersecurity is no longer a strategic choice or an optional competitive advantage, but is transforming into a stringent and essential legal requirement for placing products on the European market.

The CRA introduces strict new obligations for all products with digital elements. The European Union’s core objective is clear: to raise the level of hardware and software security, ensuring robust and continuous protection throughout the entire product lifecycle, from design to post-market vulnerability management.

Complying with the new directives requires vertical expertise and timely planning. ECM supports companies throughout this transition journey, helping them decode regulatory complexity, assess real cyber risks, and structure the technical documentation necessary to demonstrate the compliance of their devices.

Specifically, ECM’s specialized services cover every strategic need:

  • Documentation support: assistance in drafting official technical documentation.
  • Security by Design and Vulnerability Management: integrating security criteria from the earliest stages of development and defining processes to manage software weaknesses over time.
  • Requirements Analysis and Gap Analysis: to map the product’s current status against future legal obligations.
  • Cyber risk assessment: to promptly identify and mitigate potential cyber threats.

Moving ahead of the CRA deadlines is a choice that pays off. It is not just about avoiding penalties, but about reducing operational risks, raising the technological reliability of your systems, and consequently, strengthening the trust of customers, investors, and business partners.

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