The EU Cyber Resilience Act and the Software Supply Chain: Why Compliance Can't Wait

The EU Cyber Resilience Act is one of the most significant shifts in software liability in decades. And the clock is ticking; enforcement begins December 2027, with ramifications extending beyond Europe. Under the CRA, software manufacturers become legally responsible for the cybersecurity of their products throughout the entire product lifecycle. That means continuous vulnerability management, mandatory SBOMs, 24-hour disclosure windows for actively exploited vulnerabilities (not to mention penalties potentially landing in the range of millions).

Meanwhile, the software supply chain threat landscape is accelerating. Endor Labs research tracked the same number of CVEs in the first 100 days of 2026 as in all of 2025, while malware advisories grew 14x over the last two years, driven by a surge of account takeovers. High-profile incidents from the Axios to the Trivy compromise show that attackers are targeting the trusted packages many products depend on.

We'll break down what the CRA means for your organization and why the current state of supply chain security calls for even more urgent action. We'll cover:

• What the CRA requires and when: Key obligations for vulnerability management, SBOM generation, incident reporting, and the enforcement timeline every software manufacturer should know
• The current state of supply chain security: A look at recent malware incidents that illustrate why regulators are stepping in
• Why the CRA's open-source liability model changes everything: You're responsible for every third-party component, transitive dependency, and open-source library in your products (even the ones you didn't choose)‍
• Practical recommendations for getting CRA-ready: From reachability-based vulnerability prioritization to automated SBOM management to streamlined remediation workflows, what you can do now to close the gap before Dec 2027

For this webinar, we are joined by ControlPlane, a cloud-native security and software supply chain consultancy helping enterprises modernise application security, reduce developer friction, and operationalize Endor Labs across complex engineering and regulated environments.