cra-ready.org - a Practical Guide to Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance

CRA-Ready.org is now live - a new website built to help businesses understand and meet the requirements of the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The CRA introduces mandatory cybersecurity obligations for all digital products—software and connected hardware—sold in the EU. This includes consumer apps, industrial control systems, IoT devices, and even open-source components used in commercial contexts.

The CRA is complex and technical. CRA-Ready.org aims to provide clear, actionable resources for product teams, legal advisors, and security engineers who need to prepare for compliance.

What Is the Cyber Resilience Act?

The EU Cyber Resilience Act, adopted in 2024, is a regulatory framework that introduces baseline cybersecurity requirements across the lifecycle of digital products—from design and development to post-market monitoring.

Key obligations under the CRA include:

• Secure-by-design development (e.g. threat modeling, secure coding)

• Vulnerability management, including coordinated disclosure

• Mandatory incident reporting to ENISA (within 24 hours in some cases)

• Post-market surveillance of security issues

• Compliance documentation and CE marking

  
  

Non-compliance may result in fines up to €15 million or 2.5% of global turnover, product bans, or recall orders.

What CRA-Ready.org Offers

CRA-Ready.org is a free, open resource for any organization building or selling digital products in the EU. The site is organized by topic and focuses on implementation—not theory.

Key sections include:

• Secure Product Development: Practical advice on integrating security in product design and development.

• Vulnerability and Incident Handling: Guidance on managing security flaws, disclosure processes, and regulatory reporting.

• Compliance Documentation: Templates and examples for technical files, conformity declarations, and audit preparation.

• CRA Requirements Overview: Breakdown of the legal text into understandable actions for engineering and legal teams.

Who Should Use CRA-Ready.org?

• Product managers building connected devices or software for the EU market

• Security engineers tasked with implementing secure development practices

• Legal and compliance teams reviewing regulatory exposure under CRA

• Startup founders preparing to enter Europe with software or IoT products

• Procurement teams assessing CRA compliance of third-party vendors

  
  

Why CRA-Ready.org Is Important

The CRA is not optional. It applies to nearly all digital products placed on the EU market, regardless of where the company is based. That includes software sold as a service (SaaS), downloadable apps, embedded systems, and physical devices with software components.

Most organizations are not yet prepared. CRA-Ready.org helps close that gap by providing:

• A plain-language interpretation of CRA requirements

• Tools to assess your current state of readiness

• Guidance to integrate CRA compliance into your development lifecycle

  
  

It’s not a replacement for legal advice—but it’s a solid starting point for building a compliance roadmap.

Visit the Site

The CRA enforcement deadlines are approaching. Companies need to start adapting now to avoid disruption and penalties later.

Explore the resources at:👉 https://www.cra-ready.org