Insight
Digital security of machines
Strategic challenges for the manufacturing industry in the era of the Cyber Resilience Act
- 5 June 2026
- 3 min
Machines are no longer isolated mechanical installations. They are connected to production IT networks, cloud platforms, supply chains, and external maintenance services. That connectivity makes them productive - and vulnerable.
This whitepaper provides a strategic framework for manufacturing organizations that want to take cybersecurity seriously. It is based on a dialogue session with industry practitioners and builds on current insights into the threat landscape, the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and Security by Design practices.
Digital security of machines
In this whitepaper, three themes are central:
- The tension between long machine lifecycles and the limited patchability of embedded software and firmware.
- The supply chain as a structural blind spot.
- The Cyber Resilience Act as both a compliance obligation and a strategic differentiator.
