CRA Compliance Preparation
I help companies prepare for the Cyber Resilience Act. Product audit, gap identification, compliance strategy — act now before it's too late.
Service Details
- Regulation : Cyber Resilience Act (EU)
- Deadline : December 2027
- Scope : Products with digital elements
- Penalties : Up to €15M / 2.5% turnover
- Service : Audit + Compliance Roadmap
⏰ The Clock Is Ticking — Is Your Company Ready?
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) comes into full effect in December 2027. From that moment, every product with digital elements placed on the EU market must meet rigorous security requirements.
If your embedded product fails verification — it won’t enter the market. And penalties for non-compliance can reach €15 million or 2.5% of global turnover.
Do these problems sound familiar?
- ❌ No Secure Boot — System starts without integrity verification
- ❌ No OTA mechanism — Updates require physical service intervention
- ❌ Hardcoded credentials — Passwords embedded in firmware source code
- ❌ Outdated dependencies — OpenSSL from 2019, unpatched Linux kernel
- ❌ No SBOM — You don’t know what components are in your product
- ❌ No vulnerability disclosure process — No way to report security issues
Each of these points is a potential CRA certification blocker.
🔍 My Offer: CRA Audit and Preparation
I offer comprehensive support in preparing embedded products for Cyber Resilience Act compliance — from current state diagnosis to implementing changes.
Phase 1: Product Audit (1-2 weeks)
Detailed analysis of your product against CRA requirements.
What we examine:
| Area | Example Questions |
|---|---|
| Boot Security | Does the system use Secure Boot? Is the chain of trust complete? |
| Updates | Is there an OTA mechanism? Are updates signed and encrypted? |
| Cryptography | What algorithms are used? Are keys securely stored? |
| Vulnerability Management | Is there a patching process? How quickly do you respond to CVEs? |
| Supply Chain | Do you have an SBOM? Do you monitor open-source dependencies? |
| Documentation | Does technical documentation meet CRA requirements? |
Deliverable: Audit report with findings classified by criticality (Critical / High / Medium / Low)
Phase 2: Gap Analysis and Roadmap (1 week)
Based on the audit, I develop a detailed compliance roadmap.
What you receive:
- ✅ Gap list — What specifically needs to be fixed or implemented
- ✅ Prioritization — What first, what can wait
- ✅ Effort estimation — How much it will cost (time, resources)
- ✅ Risk analysis — Which gaps are blockers, which can be accepted
- ✅ Architecture recommendations — Does the current platform even enable compliance?
⚠️ Key question: Sometimes the answer is platform change. Better to learn this now than 6 months before the deadline.
Phase 3: Implementation Support (optional)
If you need help implementing changes, I offer:
- Secure Boot and Chain of Trust implementation
- Designing and deploying secure OTA updates
- Embedded Linux system hardening
- SBOM process and dependency management implementation
- Preparing technical documentation required by CRA
- Setting up vulnerability disclosure process
👉 Details in my security trainings — I can train your team to continue the work independently.
⚡ Why Act NOW?
Scenario 1: You act now (2025-2026)
Audit → Gap Analysis → Planned implementation → Testing → Certification
✅ Time for fixes ✅ Spread budget ✅ Peace of mind
Scenario 2: You wait until the last moment (mid-2027)
Audit → "We need to change platforms" → No time → ❌ Product can't enter market
😱 Panic 😱 3x costs 😱 Market loss
Typical pitfalls I discover during audits:
| Problem | Consequence |
|---|---|
| Processor without hardware security | Requires PCB redesign |
| Bootloader without verification support | Requires porting or replacement |
| No space for keys and certificates | Requires adding secure storage |
| Unencrypted filesystem | Requires significant architecture changes |
Each of these problems means months of work — better to know about them early.
💰 Pricing
AUDIT Package
Comprehensive product analysis + report with recommendations.
| Scope | Audit (Phase 1) + Gap Analysis (Phase 2) |
| Timeline | 2-3 weeks |
| Deliverable | Audit report + Compliance Roadmap |
| Price | from €3,500 |
Price depends on product complexity (single product vs. product family, bare-metal vs. Linux, etc.)
AUDIT + IMPLEMENTATION Package
Full support — from diagnosis to implementing changes.
| Scope | Audit + Gap Analysis + Implementation Support |
| Timeline | Depends on scope of changes (typically 2-4 months) |
| Engagement Model | Fixed price or Time & Materials |
| Price | Individual quote after Phase 2 |
🎯 Who Is This Offer For?
This service is for companies that:
✓ Manufacture embedded devices sold on the EU market
✓ Are not sure if their products will meet CRA requirements
✓ Want to avoid costly surprises at the last minute
✓ Need an independent assessment of product security state
✓ Are looking for a concrete action plan, not generalities
📚 Related Services
Training: CRA in Practice
If your management team needs to first understand CRA requirements, I offer a compact training:
👉 Cyber Resilience Act in Practice — CRA Survival Kit for Managers
Technical Trainings
For engineering teams that will implement changes:
📞 Next Step
Don’t wait for competitors to get ahead. Companies that prepare early will gain advantage — they’ll be able to sell while others struggle for compliance.
Let’s start with a free 30-minute call, during which:
- We’ll discuss your product specifics
- Preliminary assessment of CRA readiness level
- Determine if and how I can help
The Cyber Resilience Act is not a scare tactic — it’s a real regulatory change that will affect the entire embedded industry. The question is not “if” but “when will you prepare?”