Cyber Resilience Act and the Open-Source Community – European Digital SME Alliance Webinar Replay
On 27 January 2025, the European Digital SME Alliance hosted an insightful webinar titled, “The Cyber Resilience Act and the Open-Source Community: Understanding the Impact and Managing Compliance.” This session offers valuable perspectives on cybersecurity challenges and regulatory changes, and below you can find some key points of the webinar.
What’s inside
- A deep dive into the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): understand its scope, implications, and how it extends beyond IoT to affect products with digital elements in Europe.
- Expert insights: “It’s a European regulation establishing minimum requirements for products with digital elements… beyond the IoT,” explains Matteo Mole (ECSO).
- Open Source under the lens: Gaël Blondelle (ECLIPSE Foundation) unpacks the CRA’s impact on the Open Source community, exploring supply chain dynamics, manufacturer responsibilities, and best practices.
- Navigating compliance: learn about industry standards, compliance tools, and how organisations can adapt effectively.
Why the CRA matters for CYLCOMED
As the CYLCOMED project advances in driving healthcare innovation, understanding the CRA and its impact is essential for developing secure, resilient digital solutions. Given that many health tech applications rely on open-source software, this webinar offers valuable insights on balancing regulatory compliance with the need to foster innovation.
Missed it? Don’t worry: you can catch the full replay here.
