Who will benefit from the Cyber Resilience Act?

The Cyber Resilience Act will bring significant benefits to the various stakeholders. Businesses will soon have to comply with only one single set of cybersecurity rules across the EU.

The Act will reduce the number of cybersecurity incidents and with this, the cost of incident handling and reputational damage for companies. As such, it would increase trust consumers and business customers have in companies and products, and so increase the demand for products with digital elements, both within and outside the EU.

At the same time, consumers and users will benefit from more information when choosing a product with digital elements and from clearer instructions about its use. As a result of fewer security risks and incidents, consumers and citizens will benefit from better protection of fundamental rights, such as data protection and privacy protection.

The Cyber Resilience Act also has the potential to become an international point of reference beyond the EU's internal market. EU standards based on the Act will facilitate its implementation and will be an asset for EU manufacturers in global markets.