Governments around the world are responding to the issue of cybercrime and within the European Union, the EU Cybersecurity Act came into force in June 2019. Cybersecurity Certification Schemes are in development for different categories of ICT products, services, and processes and it is probable that schemes will be mandated for certain cyber products and services before the end of 2023. According to the new rules, product and service vendors in the EU will be required to certify their services a single time before placing on the European market.

At a national member state level, it will be necessary to designate or establish entities to meet obligations under the Act; namely Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) to carry out investigations in the fo ...