Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is the world's first horizontal cybersecurity regulation for tangible "products with digital elements" (e.g., IoT, smart appliances). It mandates that manufacturers ensure products meet essential cybersecurity requirements throughout their design, development, and production phases, and implement mandatory third-party assessments for certain high-risk products. The act aims to protect consumers and businesses from cybersecurity threats.

As an export-oriented economy, Taiwan sells numerous electronic products to the EU. Once the CRA takes effect, non-compliant products will not receive the CE marking, effectively barring them from the EU market. Violators face severe penalties of up to €15 million or 2.5% of their global annual turnover. For supply chains in semiconductors and manufacturing, proactive compliance is crucial for business continuity.

The CRA's requirements significantly overlap with several international standards, which can serve as a foundation for compliance. These include the threat analysis and risk assessment processes in ISO/SAE 21434 (Road vehicles — Cybersecurity engineering), the secure development lifecycle requirements in the IEC 62443 series (Industrial automation and control systems security), and the Information Security Management System (ISMS) framework of ISO 27001. However, existing certifications do not replace the mandatory product-specific obligations of the CRA.

Winners Consulting is Taiwan's first firm to integrate ERM, industrial engineering, technology law, and data science. Led by a founder with a preventive law background, our multidisciplinary team includes tech lawyers, ISO lead auditors, and AI experts. Drawing on our experience with industry leaders like TSMC and MediaTek, we help clients seamlessly integrate CRA compliance into their existing ISO systems, corporate governance, and internal controls, achieving compliance in the most efficient way possible.