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NOA SECURITY BRIEF: In this brief we look at key aspects that organizations need to build out to ensure that they are fully ready to conform to CRA (Cybersecurity Resiliency Act) a sustainable way. CRA compliance is looming for vendors and operators alike from now for reporting and in 15 months for product compliance. The ramification for non-compliant products is that they will lose their CE mark if they had it before. More importantly, substantial monetary penalties are

POSITION NOTE: Through EU legislated CRA (Cybersecurity Resiliency Act) scope is product level, efforts are made to assert compliance by way of systems architecture - will this assertion hold water? We explore this question. In late 2025, EtherCAT Technology Group consortium announced that its protocol meets the requirements of the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The initial statement, from the EtherCAT Technology Group, was carefully qualified — the protocol was said to meet IEC

EXECUTIVE BRIEF: We look at the CRA impact to component vendors and what it means for OT device suppliers. The Cyber Resilience Act names one primary obligor: the manufacturer who places a product with digital elements on the EU market under its own name. Read narrowly, that puts the compliance burden on the device maker — the relay vendor, the RTU manufacturer, the drive OEM — and leaves the supply chain beneath them untouched. That narrow reading is already failing in prac

The European Union is advancing its approach to cybersecurity with the introduction of the Cybersecurity Resiliency Act. This legislation aims to strengthen the security of digital products and services across the EU, addressing the growing threats in an increasingly connected world. For organizations operating within or with the EU, understanding how to conduct a thorough risk assessment under this act is essential. This guide breaks down the key elements of the EU Cybersecu