Cyber Resilience Act: why vulnerability management is becoming central

It’s not enough to be secure anymore.
With the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), companies must prove that they remain secure over time.

This introduces a paradigm shift: cybersecurity is no longer just prevention, but continuous, traceable vulnerability management across the entire lifecycle of digital products.

Why the CRA raises the bar

The regulation requires organizations to:

• actively manage vulnerabilities
• implement structured reporting and remediation processes
• ensure traceability of all activities
• communicate transparently

In other words, it’s no longer enough to act when needed:
you must be able to demonstrate that you have a system in place.

The key issue: no process, no compliance

Many companies still handle vulnerabilities in an unstructured way:

• reports arriving via email or informal channels
• lack of tracking
• unclear response times

In the context of the CRA, this approach becomes a real risk—operational, regulatory, and reputational.

The answer: structuring vulnerability disclosure

To meet these requirements, adopting a structured approach to vulnerability management becomes essential.

Frameworks such as Vulnerability Disclosure Programs (VDP) and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) help to:

• centralize the collection and management of reports
• coordinate communication with researchers
• track the entire process end-to-end

They are key elements to move from a reactive approach to a continuous and compliant one.

Want a clear, at-a-glance view of what changes with the Cyber Resilience Act and how to build an effective process?

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• the main impacts of the CRA
• the role of VDP and CVD
• the steps to manage vulnerabilities in a structured way

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