Understanding the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

The EU Cyber Resilience Act is here, and it sets a new cybersecurity standard for your software. If you develop games, apps, software components, or engines for the EU market, this applies to you. The goal is to ensure products are secure by design and throughout their support lifecycle. For most developers of uncritical software, the path to compliance is straightforward: a self-assessment. You will need to conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment, create the necessary technical documentation, and issue an EU Declaration of Conformity to show you meet the essential requirements found in [Annex I of the regulation. This process is about building trust and creating a more secure digital market for everyone. The key is to understand your obligations, especially the mandatory reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities which begins September 11, 2026, and get your processes in order before the full regulation applies on December 11, 2027.