Event type: hybrid (Onsite and Online)
Venue: DiHubMT, Twenty20 Business Centre (Level 3), Triq L-Intornjatur, Zone 3, Central Business District, Birkirkara CBD 3050 (Google maps)
Language: The event will be held entirely in English.
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The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will introduce mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. For many SMEs, the challenge is not understanding that the CRA applies, but how to comply in practice, which standards to follow, and which tools, guidance, and funding opportunities are available to support compliance.
This workshop helps SMEs understand, prepare for, and comply with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), translating regulatory requirements into practical guidance and tools and providing information about the ongoing standardisation process and ways to engage in open consultations, a series of workshops is organised throughout Europe.
Following a Standardisation Request from the European Commission in support of the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) - ETSI and CEN-CENELEC - are actively developing harmonised standards in their relevant technical groups During the session, the rapporteurs of these standards in the ESOs technical groups will present some of the latest drafts under development and engage with the audience to discuss the ongoing work, answer questions, and gather feedback to refine the drafts.
Hosted at DiHubMT, Twenty20 Business Centre, Triq L-Intornjatur, Zone 3, Central Business District, the event is organised by the EU-funded projects CYBERSTAND.eu and STAN4CRA.eu, the workshops bring together key EU-funded experts and projects working on the design of SME-friendly standards and CRA compliance tools.
Why join
- Understand what the CRA requires and its implications for SMEs.
- Learn which standards matter and how they support compliance.
- Presentations from CRA standards rapporteurs on ongoing standardisation work.
- Discover compliance tools, practical guides, and funding available through CRA-related EU-funded projects.
- Gain practical insights tailored to SME on how CRA requirements translate into product development and conformity processes.
Agenda
| Time (CET) | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:45 - 09:15 | Registration and welcome coffee | |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcoming Remarks | Gavril Flores, Malta Digital Innovation Authority |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Setting the scene: Introduction to the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), Role of European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) and CRA Standardization state of play | Dornier Camille, European Commission Yves Leboucher, CEN-CENELEC Laure Pourcin, ETSI |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | From Compliance to Confidence: Understanding CRA Obligations | Maria Ylenia Farrugia, Malta Digital Innovation Authority |
| 10:50 - 11:15 | Networking coffee | |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Presumption of Comformity: how to use harmonized standards to prove compliance | Evangelos Gazis, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Duesseldorf |
| 11:30 - 12:20 | Standards Presentation by Rapporteurs: Password Managers Boot Managers | Daniel Thompson-Yvetot, CrabNebula Christian Horchert, CrabNebula |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | The role of National Standardisation Organisationss – Public consultations and enquiries | George Cutajar, Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority |
| 12:50 - 13:30 | Standing Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | CRA Compliance tools & funding opportunities | Nicholas Ferguson, CYBERSTAND.eu and Trust-IT Services Predrag Tasevski, OSCRAT and UNICIS.Tech Eleni Seralidou, NERO and Trustilio Kristian Ravic, CURIUM Lotte Degraeve, CRACY and Timelex Pablo Endres, CRACOWI and SevenShift Khalimatou Samirah, TRUSTBOOST and National Standards Authority of Ireland Siranush Akarmazyan, DETANLGE and itml |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | CRA and the SMEs: Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage (Panel) | Anabel Cutajar, Malta Digital Innovation Authority (moderator) --- Daniel Thompson, CrabNebula Kenneth Bone, Seasus Ltd Nathaniel Falzon, Malta Information Technology Agency Christian Bajada, BMIT Marcel Mizzi, Officer at Malta Chamber of SMEs |
| 15:15 | Closing remarks | Gavril Flores, Malta Digital Innovation Authority |