EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance Software

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces strict, mandatory cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software products placed on the European market. As the transition period rapidly approaches the late-2027 enforcement deadline, manufacturers of "products with digital elements"—from smart home appliances to enterprise software—must fundamentally change how they document and support their products. Under the CRA, cybersecurity is no longer an afterthought; it is a mandatory prerequisite for affixing the CE Mark. Penalties for shipping insecure products or failing to report exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours can reach €15 million or 2.5% of global turnover.

The regulatory burden of the CRA is heavily documentation-focused. Manufacturers must generate and maintain a machine-readable Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to map supply chain vulnerabilities. They must conduct and document a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment before the product hits the market. Most challenging for legacy manufacturers, they must establish a transparent vulnerability handling policy and guarantee free security updates for the expected lifetime of the product (minimum 5 years).

Sustalium acts as your CRA conformity hub. It connects your engineering team's dynamic outputs—like SPDX/CycloneDX SBOMs and penetration test reports—directly to your legal compliance team. The platform helps structure your Vulnerability Disclosure Policies and maps your security update lifecycles, generating the exact CRA conformity statements required by market surveillance authorities. When combined with Sustalium's CE Marking module, you can manage your electrical safety, hazardous chemicals (RoHS), and cybersecurity documentation in one seamless, audit-ready technical file.