Product Safety in the Digital Age: Understanding New Cybersecurity Rules

This guide was published on 9th September, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.

Cybersecurity is no longer optional – it’s a top regulatory priority.

Guide Overview

With new laws coming into force across the globe, product manufacturers face growing cybersecurity and data protection obligations that directly impact compliance strategies, supply chains, and market access.

Based on our popular webinar held in August 2025, ‘New Rules, New Risks: Latest Cybersecurity & Data Protection Impacts on Product Compliance‘, this guide provides a clear, practical breakdown of the cybersecurity regulations shaping connected products, helping you navigate shifting rules with confidence.

Regulations are tightening quickly, and overlap between cybersecurity and data protection means manufacturers must rethink compliance from the ground up. This guide distills the complex regulatory landscape into actionable insights – so you can reduce risk, improve resilience, and stay ahead of new requirements.

This Guide Covers

• The Escalating Threat of Cyber Attacks
• The UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act
• The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
• The Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Delegated Regulation
• The Overlap with Data Protection Laws
• Vulnerability Disclosure: A Mandated Practice
• Webinar Q&A: Real-world Questions on Cybersecurity and Data Protection Compliance Answered

Author

Ashley Weeks, Senior Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA Tech UK Ltd

Ashley is a Senior Regulatory Consultant at RINA with a strong technical background in industry product legislation. He has expertise in CE Marking Directives/Regulations and UK equivalents such as EMCD, LVD, RED, Machinery and many others.

Ashley provides advice to economic operators including manufacturers, importers and distributors to help them understand their specific product legislation requirements related to their products. He also has co-operation with government departments such as the department for Business and Trade, communicating feedback from many SMEs to allow the relevant departments to ensure any updates to legislation are communicated in the clearest way possible.

Prior to joining RINA, Ashley also has years of experience in the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) world, originally working as a test engineer in different industries such as Military/Aerospace, Automotive & Commercial.