Cyber Resilience Act Compliance

The EU Cyber Resilience Act puts security duties on connected products and software sold in the EU, with reporting in force since September 11, 2026 and the full rules from December 11, 2027. We classify your products, close the Annex I gaps, build the reporting and SBOM processes, and prepare the evidence your conformity assessment needs.
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Definition

What is Cyber Resilience Act compliance?

Cyber Resilience Act compliance means meeting Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 for each product with digital elements you place on the EU market. From December 11, 2027, that covers the Annex I security and vulnerability handling requirements, a support period of at least five years in most cases, technical documentation, conformity assessment by the route your product class requires, the EU declaration of conformity, and CE marking. Article 14 reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents has applied since September 11, 2026, including for products already on the market. The rules apply to manufacturers wherever they are based, and to EU importers and distributors.

Services

What do our CRA compliance services include?

Product classification
Annex I gap assessment
PSIRT and Article 14 reporting
SBOM program
Technical documentation
Product security testing

Product scoping and classification

We inventory every product and version you sell into the EU, apply the Article 2 scope test and exclusions, and classify each one as default, important class I or II, or critical against Annexes III and IV and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2392. You get one register with each product's class, your role, the conformity route, and the dates that apply.

Gap assessment against Annex I

We run the Article 13(2) cybersecurity risk assessment with your engineers and assess each product and its development process against the 13 security properties in Annex I, Part I and the vulnerability handling requirements in Part II. Each gap gets an owner, a remediation path, and the evidence that will close it in the technical documentation.

Vulnerability handling, PSIRT, and reporting

We design or tune your product security incident response process: intake through a single point of contact, a coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy, triage against the Article 14 definitions, decision records, templates for ENISA's single reporting platform, and a named owner for the 24-hour clock. Then we test it in a tabletop exercise.

SBOM generation and component due diligence

We build SBOM generation into your build pipelines in a machine-readable format covering at least the top-level dependencies, connect SBOMs to vulnerability monitoring so you can find affected products in hours, and document due diligence on third-party and open-source components under Article 13(5).

Technical documentation and assessment readiness

We assemble the Annex VII technical documentation, the support period rationale, the Annex II user information, and the EU declaration of conformity. For module A self-assessment, we prepare the file you sign. For products that need a notified body, we prepare the evidence it will examine. We do not perform the assessment ourselves.

Product security testing

Our penetration testers test the product, its interfaces, the remote data processing backend it depends on, and its update mechanism against Annex I, and write test reports that go into the technical documentation as Annex VII requires. Findings feed the same vulnerability process that handles your CRA reports.

Our approach

Classify, assess, build, then prepare for assessment

01

Classify the products

We map every product sold into the EU to its CRA class, your role, and its conformity route, and confirm the Article 14 reporting process works today, because that duty already applies.

02

Assess against Annex I

The risk assessment and gap assessment run product line by product line, with findings ranked by the work needed before December 11, 2027 and by which products ship first.

03

Build the processes

PSIRT intake and reporting, SBOM generation, support period and update policies, and the records that prove each one, built into the tools your engineers already use.

04

Prepare for assessment

We assemble the technical documentation, test the product, and prepare the evidence for module A self-assessment or for the notified body you engage.

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Which of your products does the CRA cover?

Send us your EU product list. We will show you which products are in scope, the class and conformity route for each, and what your team needs in place for reporting today.

Our Advantage

Why BD Emerson for CRA compliance

Preparation separate from assessment

BD Emerson is not a notified body and does not perform third-party conformity assessment. We prepare your documentation and evidence, and the notified body you engage assesses it, so the firm preparing you has no stake in passing you. Article 39 bars notified bodies from consultancy that could compromise their independence.

Testing and compliance in one team

The team that assesses your product against Annex I also runs penetration tests and vulnerability management programs, so the test reports, SBOMs, and vulnerability handling evidence in your technical documentation come from testing and process work our people perform.

One program with ESPR

For connected products that also need a digital product passport under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, we run CRA and ESPR work as one program, with one product inventory, one supplier assurance process, and one vulnerability process for the product and its passport.

How We Work

The Annex I requirements we assess

Annex I sets 13 security properties for the product in Part I and eight vulnerability handling requirements in Part II. We assess each one against your product and the evidence behind it.
Reviews

What our customers say

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

Certificates

Our accreditations

Our practitioners hold security, privacy, cloud, and AI governance certifications, and the people who earned them do the work on your engagement.

Guides

Guides on the Cyber Resilience Act

Explainers from our compliance team on the CRA, its reporting duty, SBOMs, IEC 62443, and where product cybersecurity meets digital product passports.

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Frequently asked questions

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