European Union lawmakers reach tentative agreement on regulation to establish cyber requirements for smart devices

A closely watched European Union regulation on smart devices has achieved a significant milestone with a provisional agreement to reconcile changes proposed by the council of member states and the European Parliament.

The EU Cyber Resilience Act “introduces EU-wide cybersecurity requirements for the design, development, production and making available on the market of hardware and software products, to avoid overlapping requirements stemming from different pieces of legislation in EU member states,” according to a Nov. 30 release from the...