New Open Consultation - EU Cyber Resilience Act

From: Alice Sowerby <alice_at_freebsdfoundation.org>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:26:47 UTC
Hello everyone,

There is a new open consultation relating to the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
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   - Category: Standards
   - Title: Consultation on draft Technical Advisory for the Secure Use of
   Package Managers
   - Organisation: ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity)
   - Description: This survey invites you to comment on aspects of the
   advisory, including the overall approach, the coverage of update lifecycle
   threats, and the clarity and usefulness of recommendations across the
   update lifecycle. We are also interested in your thoughts on whether the
   technical advisory is concise enough, and where content could be refined,
   expanded, or removed. Your insights, whether from hands-on experience,
   security expertise, or general familiarity with update mechanisms, are
   highly valued. The results of this consultation will directly inform the
   final iteration of the technical advisory.
   - Main link:
   https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/technical_advisory_update_mechanisms
   <https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/technical_advisory_update_mechanisms>
   - Relevant to: Stewards, Maintainers, Manufacturers
   - Who can respond: Anyone
   - Shared in: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
   - Foundation response: The Foundation will not respond directly but has
   passed it to the security team for visibility.
   - Closing date: None given

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NOTE: this information, along with information about other open
consultations, can be found at
https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/all-projects/blob/main/Cyber%20Resilience%20Act%20Readiness/legislative-engagement/requests-for-input.md


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Alice Sowerby
Part-time Technical Program Manager
M +44 7787 953393