2026 IoT Compliance & Security Readiness Checklist
EU Cyber Resilience Act vulnerability reporting begins September 2026. Fixing security gaps after launch costs 3 to 5 times more than building it in from the start. Use this checklist to find your gaps before regulators or attackers do.
Will your connected device pass 2026/2027 compliance audits?
A publicly catalogued software vulnerability in your device’s network connection is being actively exploited. Under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, you have 24 hours to report it – and two questions to answer immediately: can you push a fix without breaking devices, and is the affected component even tracked in your software inventory? If your updates have no rollback option and nobody can confirm what your software inventory contains, neither question is answerable today. It was decided long before this vulnerability existed.
How to use this checklist
Every item is a yes/no question. Yes is always the good answer.
- Tick it only if it is already true for the devices you are selling today. Planned does not count. Not sure means do not tick.
- Some items ask for two or three things at once. Tick only if all of them are done. If an item offers a choice with the word or, any one option is enough.
- If an item cannot apply to your product at all, mark it N/A and count it as a tick. For example, no phone app means there is no app security to check. Not done yet is not the same as N/A.
- Five items are marked Critical: the three Firmware items, plus SBOM and Secure Updates with Rollback. If any of them is unticked, that alone decides your result.
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This checklist is a self-assessment aid, not legal advice. CRA obligations depend on your product’s classification and your role in the supply chain – confirm scope with qualified counsel.