The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) set to introduce new cybersecurity requirements that will impact SMEs and digital product manufacturers. As compliance deadlines approach, businesses must start preparing, but many SMEs face uncertainty about how to adapt, what tools to use, and what steps to take.

This interactive OCCTET Needs Analysis Workshop, took place on 31 March 2025 at 11:00 CET and gathered insights from SMEs and industry stakeholders to identify key compliance challenges and ensure that the OCCTET open-source toolkit meets real-world needs. Your participation helped shape a practical, SME-friendly solution to simplify CRA compliance.

This session, organised within the OCCTET project and led by the Eclipse Foundation and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance, was an opportunity for SMEs, cybersecurity professionals, and open-source developers to directly influence the development of compliance tools tailored to their needs.