Cyber Resilience Act: BOM, SBOM and Supplier Security

No security without transparency Cyber Resilience Starts with the Bill of Materials

2026-08-04 From Martin Oppermann 10 min Reading Time

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Why component sourcing, firmware, supplier changes and vulnerability management must be managed as one integrated process.

Concept: Martin Oppermann; image generated with OpenAI.(Source: KI-generiert / Gemini) — Concept: Martin Oppermann; image generated with OpenAI.
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Cybersecurity is often treated as a software issue. In electronic products, however, security can change when a microcontroller, communication module, firmware version or supplier is replaced. The Cyber Resilience Act therefore turns bill-of-materials management, second-source approval and supplier communication into core elements of product security.

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