Why You Can’t Wait Until 2027 to Prepare for the Cyber Resilience Act
At The Things Conference 2025, Michel Wouters van den Oudenweijer, CEO of the IoT Consulting Partners group joined The IoT Podcast to discuss why the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) demands action now and not in December 2027.
Watch the conversation here: The Things Conference Podcast.
The CRA is not a distant regulatory moment. It is a hard deadline, and cybersecurity can’t be retrofitted at the last minute. Key obligations as security-by-design, vulnerability handling, documentation, SBOMs, secure updates do require structural changes that take months or even years to implement.
Waiting until late 2027 means three risks:
- Technical debt becomes unmanageable;
- Notified Bodies will be fully booked;
- Customers will turn to suppliers who already meet CRA-level security.
The companies that start now will reduce cost, avoid bottlenecks, and position themselves as trusted, future-proof partners.
The Cyber Resilience Act is not tomorrow’s job.
It’s today’s competitive advantage.
