Cyber Resilience Act Checklist for Product Managers
The ultimate CRA compliance checklist specifically tailored for Product Managers. Know your legal and technical responsibilities.
Core Definition
As product managers, your responsibilities under the Cyber Resilience Act revolve around ensuring the continuous security lifecycle of products with digital elements. The CRA shifts liability directly onto manufacturers, meaning product managers must integrate security-by-design, supply chain transparency, and incident reporting before the 2027 enforcement deadline.
Key Compliance Steps for Product Managers
- Understand Applicability: Assess whether your hardware/software falls under the Default, Class I, or Class II category.
- Implement Lifecycle Security: Ensure security is embedded during the planning, design, and continuous delivery phases.
- Automate SBOMs & Scanning: Integrate automated Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation and vulnerability scanning into the pipeline.
- Prepare for Audits: Keep Technical Documentation up to date and prepare for 24-hour vulnerability reporting.
How This Plays Out in Practice
Writing CRA requirements into product specs the same way privacy-by-design requirements already get written in, rather than bolting them on post-launch.
What to Watch For
Feature prioritization that treats security work as always-deprioritizable technical debt, when several CRA requirements are non-negotiable ship-blockers.
Assess Your CRA Readiness
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