At a glance: CRA obligates manufacturers to security-by-design and reporting requirements; in parallel, the EU AI Act is being implemented at federal level.
The EU Cyber Resilience Regulation (CRA) has entered into force and obligates ICT product manufacturers to enhanced security requirements. In parallel, the Bundestag has passed regulations on the EU AI Act, thereby clarifying the national implementation of European AI regulation.
The Cyber Resilience Regulation (CRA) obligates ICT manufacturers to integrate cybersecurity from the outset into their product development. They must document security deficiencies and notify EU authorities and affected users under defined conditions. The regulation thus systematically addresses the industry’s error culture, in which security was often treated as a downstream concern.
The Bundestag has simultaneously passed an implementation law for the EU AI Act. This specifies at the national level how high-risk AI systems must be certified, documented, and monitored. This provides German regulation with a clear basis for the application of European AI requirements in companies and government agencies.
For CISOs, the CRA means an expanded compliance burden: they must examine manufacturers’ ability to develop products securely, systematically demand patches and security updates, and track their implementation. At the same time, they gain instruments to underpin supply chain security contractually and to involve authorities when critical deficiencies are not remedied within the prescribed timeframe.
Source: news.google.com · Published June 12, 2026
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