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The EU Cyber Resilience Act: What It Means for Security Buyers in Canada
The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) sets mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements sold on the EU market. That includes many of the devices found in physical security systems: cameras, recorders, access controllers and intercoms.
Why Canadian organizations should pay attention
Most major security manufacturers sell globally, so rules adopted in Europe tend to shape product design everywhere. As a result, Canadian buyers can expect clearer information about security features, vulnerability handling and how long products will receive updates.
Key themes
In broad terms, the CRA focuses on security by design, handling and disclosing vulnerabilities responsibly, providing security updates throughout a product's support period, and giving customers clear documentation. Obligations are being phased in over several years.
What you can do today
Regardless of regulation, good practices apply now: choose manufacturers with a transparent vulnerability management process, keep firmware up to date, segment security devices on the network, change default credentials, and plan device lifecycles so equipment is replaced before it stops receiving updates.
The iMotion approach
iMotion Security designs security systems with cybersecurity in mind, from network segmentation and firewalls to firmware management through our maintenance programs. Learn about our cybersecurity solutions.
Further reading from our partner Axis Communications: How the EU Cyber Resilience Act is changing the security rules
