The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a landmark regulation aimed at strengthening cybersecurity measures across the EU. It mandates that manufacturers and developers of digital products ensure a high level of cybersecurity throughout a product’s lifecycle. The Act applies stringent security requirements to software, hardware, and services to mitigate risks and protect consumers and businesses alike.
Organizations must demonstrate compliance through enhanced supply chain security, vulnerability management, and tamper-proof audit trails. This is where Codenotary's Guardian and Trustcenter products provide essential capabilities, enabling businesses to seamlessly align with CRA mandates.
The Core Requirements of the EU Cyber Resilience Act
The CRA enforces several key requirements:
- Secure Development Practices: Software and hardware must be developed with security in mind, integrating vulnerability management and risk mitigation strategies.
- Supply Chain Security: Organizations must track and document all software components, ensuring transparency in third-party dependencies.
- Tamper-proof Logging and Evidence Collection: Companies must be able to prove compliance with secure audit trails.
- Ongoing Security Updates: Products must be regularly updated with security patches throughout their lifecycle.
Failure to comply with these requirements can result in severe financial penalties, impacting business continuity and reputation.
Codenotary Helps with Compliance
Codenotary’s Guardian and Trustcenter work together to help organizations meet the CRA's cybersecurity mandates efficiently.Guardian: Ensuring Software Integrity and Secure Development
Codenotary Guardian is designed to protect your app’s runtime environment through continuous, AI-driven monitoring and automated remediation. Its key features include:
- 24/7 AI Monitoring: Self-learning AI models monitor systems around the clock, ensuring protection from new vulnerabilities, zero-day attacks, and exposures.
- Automated Remediation: The AI automatically addresses security issues in real-time as new vulnerabilities emerge, reducing the need for manual intervention.
- User-Friendly Interface: Designed for both Linux and Windows administrators, Guardian provides a hands-off approach, allowing IT personnel to focus on tasks requiring human intuition and experience. Guardian can be deployed in 1 to 2 minutes and has no learning curve.
These features align with the CRA's requirements for ongoing security updates and secure development practices by ensuring that systems are continuously monitored and vulnerabilities are promptly addressed.
Trustcenter: Securing the Software Supply Chain
Codenotary Trustcenter is a platform that enhances software supply chain security, which is crucial for CRA compliance. Its capabilities include:
- Notarization and Authentication: Trustcenter allows for the notarization of software components, ensuring their integrity and authenticity throughout the development lifecycle.
- SBOM Generation: It facilitates the creation of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), providing transparency into software components and their dependencies.
- Continuous Background Scanning: Trustcenter offers always up-to-date background scanning for any artifact, build, or software stack, ensuring that vulnerabilities are promptly detected and addressed.
Trustcenter and Guardian, together they help you comply with the CRA
With the EU Cyber Resilience Act set to reshape the cybersecurity landscape, organizations must take proactive measures to ensure compliance. Codenotary’s Guardian and Trustcenter solutions offer an integrated approach to securing software supply chains, maintaining compliance logs, and ensuring end-to-end integrity.
By leveraging these tools, organizations can not only comply with the CRA but also enhance their overall cybersecurity posture, protecting both their customers and their business from emerging threats.
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