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Europe proposes a very strict regulation that requires increasing the factory security of any device designed to be connected to the Internet

Some details from the new rules of the European Commission against cybercrime, 'Cyber ​​Resilience Act', are beginning to be known.  Among what has transpired is that the new regulation will force all manufacturers of potentially insecure products to increase it substantially and to provide more information to buyers about the level of protection of the devices they buy.  This regulation will be of general application, and will affect all types of devices and systems, from the most basic such as a watch to the most sophisticated such as the software of any computer designed to be connected to Internet. All must comply with the provisions of the 'Cyber ​​Resilience Act' to receive its approval and be able to be sold on the European market, and also, to avoid being subject to investigations and significant fines.  In this sense, the proposed sanctions that are considered in the draft of the regulations could reach 15 million euros or 2.5% of the global annual income of the fined company.  According to the European Commission in the presentation of the consultation carried out for the elaboration of the 'Cyber ​​Resilience Act', "the new regulation aims to respond to the needs of the market and protect consumers from unsafe products by introducing standards common cybersecurity standards for manufacturers and sellers of tangible and intangible digital products and ancillary services.