SOC 2 vs Cyber Resilience Act
Understand the overlap, differences, and compliance synergy between SOC 2 and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
Core Definition
While SOC 2 focuses heavily on security framework principles, the Cyber Resilience Act specifically targets the cybersecurity of products with digital elements. Compliance with SOC 2 provides a strong foundation, but does not completely satisfy CRA requirements. You will still need to ensure CRA-specific mandates like SBOM generation, secure by default configurations, and 24-hour vulnerability reporting to ENISA.
Key Compliance Steps for SOC 2
- Map Existing Controls: Identify which SOC 2 controls map directly to CRA Annex I requirements (e.g., risk assessments and access control).
- Identify CRA Gaps: The CRA has strict product-centric requirements (like 5-year security updates and SBOMs) that SOC 2 might not explicitly mandate.
- Combine Documentation: Leverage your SOC 2 evidence as part of the CRA Technical Documentation package to ease compliance efforts.
How This Plays Out in Practice
SOC 2's Trust Services Criteria around security and availability overlap with CRA's resilience and access-control requirements, and the audit evidence you already collect is reusable.
What to Watch For
SOC 2 is a service-organization attestation aimed at customers and auditors; it says nothing about SBOMs or the EU's mandatory vulnerability-reporting timelines.
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