The September 2026 deadline
catches legacy products
Most organisations aren't ready. The CRA's vulnerability reporting obligations apply to products already on the market - not just new ones launched after the deadline. That means your existing product portfolio needs CRA-compliant incident and vulnerability processes in place by 11 September 2026.
ContinueOps provides the process infrastructure - runbooks, audit trails, vulnerability tracking, and always-on tooling - that manufacturers need to comply with CRA's reporting chain from day one.
How ContinueOps Addresses CRA Requirements
Five platform capabilities mapped to the specific CRA gaps most organisations face before the September 2026 deadline.
Incident Response Runbooks
CRA Articles 13 & 14 - 24hr / 72hr / 14-day reporting chainThe CRA's notification chain requires structured, time-stamped execution under pressure. ContinueOps provides pre-built incident response runbooks that guide teams through each stage - from initial detection through early warning to final report - capturing evidence and decisions automatically at every step.
- Pre-built runbook templates for the 24hr → 72hr → 14-day CRA notification sequence
- Automatic timestamp recording for each action - critical for regulatory evidence
- Step-by-step escalation paths with clear decision gates
- ENISA reporting platform submission checklist built into the runbook flow
- Post-incident review workflow to identify process gaps before the next event
Vulnerability Management Tracking
CRA Article 13 - Coordinated vulnerability disclosure pipelineCRA requires manufacturers to maintain a coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) process and report actively exploited vulnerabilities within defined windows. ContinueOps provides a structured tracking workflow that turns vulnerability reports into documented, auditable processes.
- Intake workflow for external vulnerability reports (security researchers, customers)
- Severity classification and impact assessment workflow
- Disclosure timeline tracking - ensures 24hr, 72hr, and 14-day deadlines are met
- Audit log of all vulnerability handling decisions and communications
- Integration with your existing SBOM to trace affected product versions
Air-Gapped and Offline Operation
CRA Article 24 - Resilience during incidentsThe irony of cybersecurity incidents is that your tooling may be compromised when you need it most. ContinueOps supports air-gapped deployments and BCP tooling that remains available offline - so your incident response process works even when your main infrastructure is under attack.
- Air-gapped deployment option for high-security environments
- Offline runbook access - critical procedures available without internet connectivity
- Local evidence storage with tamper-evident logging
- Designed for environments where network isolation is a security requirement
- Supports regulated industries where data cannot leave the perimeter
Always-Available SaaS Resilience
CRA Article 14 - Ability to report during an active incidentWhen your infrastructure is compromised, you need your resilience tooling to stay up. ContinueOps is built as a hardened SaaS platform with independent availability - your incident management and reporting capability stays operational even when client systems are down.
- Infrastructure independent of your production environment
- High-availability architecture with multi-region failover
- Accessible via mobile and any browser - no thick client dependency
- Designed specifically for use during active incidents and outages
- Status dashboard and communication tools remain available throughout
Compliance-Regulated Client Base
CRA - Operational resilience as a foundationContinueOps was built for organisations already operating in compliance-intensive environments - financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure. CRA extends the existing operational resilience framework these organisations already understand, making ContinueOps a natural fit.
- Existing DORA compliance capabilities directly map to CRA process requirements
- Audit-ready evidence collection aligned with EU regulatory expectations
- Competent authority reporting workflows adapted for CRA's ENISA platform
- Multi-regulation support - manage DORA and CRA obligations in one platform
- Regulatory examination readiness - documentation structured for inspector review
Ready to Build Your CRA Process Infrastructure?
With September 2026 under seven months away, organisations need to establish vulnerability reporting processes now. ContinueOps can have your team operational within days.
Learn more about CRA requirements
Official CRA regulatory source
EU Regulation 2024/2847 - full text via EUR-Lex