EU: ETSI publishes draft cybersecurity standards under the framework of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).


On January 15, 2026, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published the following draft standards for the Cyber Resilience Act:

  • EN 304 617 – Cybersecurity requirements for Browsers
  • EN 304 618 – Cybersecurity requirements for password managers
  • EN 304 619 – Cybersecurity requirements for software that searches for, removes, or quarantines malicious software
  • EN 304 620 – Cybersecurity requirements for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
  • EN 304 621 – Cybersecurity requirements for Network Management Systems (NMSs)
  • EN 304 622 – Cybersecurity requirements for Security Information and event management (SIEM)
  • EN 304 623 – Cybersecurity requirements for boot managers
  • EN 304 624 – Essential cybersecurity requirements for Public Key Infrastructure and digital certificate issuance software
  • EN 304 625 – Cybersecurity requirements for physical and virtual network interfaces
  • EN 304 626 – Cybersecurity requirements for Operating Systems (OS)
  • EN 304 627 – Essential cybersecurity requirements for routers, modems intended for the connection to the internet, and switches
  • EN 304 635 – Cybersecurity requirements for Virtualisation Execution Stack (VES) and Container Execution Stack (CES), including hypervisors and container runtime systems
  • EN 304 636 – Cybersecurity requirements for firewalls, intrusion detection and/or prevention systems

Click on this link to view the above draft standards. The link also includes a public consultation guide and a feedback form.