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Cyber Resilience Act
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Cyber Resilience Act
Cyber Resilience Act
In an increasingly connected world, cyber threats to both consumers and businesses are on the rise. To ensure that fewer products with vulnerabilities are brought to market in the future, the European Union aims to make the cyber security of products recognizable to the user and ensure the security and reliability of domestic supply chains by making manufacturers and retailers implement effective cyber security measures. The relevant requirements are defined by the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which was passed by the EU Parliament in March 2024. It officially came into force on December 11, 2024. With its introduction, companies face the challenge of complying with strict regulations in order to continue to successfully serve the European market.
However, the groundbreaking EU legislation on cyber resilience not only brings challenges, but also opens up a wide range of opportunities: companies that adapt to the requirements of the CRA at an early stage can gain a competitive advantage, strengthen the trust of their customers and protect their corporate values. As a leading management consultancy, we support companies in the development and implementation of strategies to strengthen their cyber resilience. In doing so, we contribute our strengths from various disciplines: strategic product planning, innovative product development, efficient production processes and cyber security. Our holistic approach enables us to prepare you for the EU-wide CRA at an early stage and make your company fit for the future.
Goals of CRA
Standards should ensure that products offer a high level of safety throughout the EU internal market.
All companies in the EU must fulfill the same cybersecurity obligations in order to guarantee fair competition.
Clear guidelines should create legal certainty for manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
Our Consulting Services in Cyber Resilience Act
Your challenges:
- Complexity of the requirements for the products by the CRA
- Lack of clarity about the next steps for implementing the requirements within the specified timeframe
Our solution approach:
- Gain an understanding of product requirements and an initial analysis of your product portfolio
- Review your products with regard to the requirements of the CRA
- Perform a risk analysis for a representative product
- Gap analysis between the current cybersecurity capabilities of a product and the requirements of the CRA

Your challenges:
- Lack of guidance for the effective implementation of requirements and their integration into product development
- Complex product portfolio with different development cycles
Our solution approach:
- Collaboratively develop a company-specific action plan for the product-related implementation of the relevant requirements
- Identify and prioritize relevant product strategies to develop a safe and CRA-compliant product life cycle

Your challenges:
- Compatibility and interoperability with existing systems
- Lack of an implementation plan with prioritized goals, measures and responsibilities
Our solution approach:
- Technical support to create a master plan of action
- Enablement in the technical implementation of the action plan for selected products

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Why UNITY?
We see cyber security not as an end in itself, but as an integral part of doing business in the digital era. This is why we provide a holistic view of your challenges in relation to the Cyber Resilience Act.
Do you have a tight budget or a large-scale cyber security program? Are you solely responsible for product security in your organization or are you the CISO in charge of an entire department? Regardless of your requirements, UNITY will respond to your individual needs and work with you to find a solution that suits you.
We look at your company's overall situation and optimize your organization, processes and IT. The security requirements must match the product strategy, the PLM system, the development process, the production processes and the IT systems. Our consultants specialize in each area.
UNITY has been consulting medium-sized and international companies with a focus on the development and production of industrial products since 1995. With our DNA in digitalization, we advise at eye level and provide impulses for digital and networked products.
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Dr.-Ing. Jens Standke
Principal, Head of PLM & Digital Twin