congatec wins IEC 62443-4-1 certification for embedded development processes

congatec has been certified to IEC 62443-4-1:2018 for the development and support of its embedded building blocks and tech stacks. The TÜV NORD certification is designed to help customers speed product development, strengthen supply-chain security and prepare for upcoming EU cyber rules, including the Cyber Resilience Act.

Why it matters: - The IEC 62443-4-1 certification gives congatec customers a documented security foundation for building embedded products under tighter cyber and compliance requirements. - The certification is especially relevant for regulated sectors such as automation, robotics, medical technology, energy technology and transportation. - The certification can help OEMs prepare for the EU Cyber Resilience Act, which becomes mandatory on 11 December 2027. - The certification also supports supply-chain security by showing that development and support processes are audited and controlled.

What happened: - congatec received IEC 62443-4-1:2018 certification from TÜV NORD for the development and support of its embedded building blocks and tech stacks. - The certification covers congatec’s application-ready building blocks and aReady.COM technology stacks. - congatec announced the certification on June 9, 2026.

The details: - The certified processes include coding guidelines, verification and validation, and vulnerability, patch and obsolescence management. - The company says cybersecurity is integrated into all development phases from the outset. - The tech stacks include a computer-on-module, licensed operating systems such as Ubuntu Pro and ctrlX OS, and software building blocks such as conga-connect (aReady.IOT) and conga-zones (aReady.VT). - congatec said the certified development and support processes help customers implement products securely and efficiently. - The company said the certification can simplify security verification for customers and regulatory authorities. - The company said the certification creates a foundation for CRA-relevant compliance processes. - congatec said its certified tech stacks can help customers build compliance and security evidence more efficiently and accelerate certification work. - The company also said the certification supports integration into customers’ own applications. - More information is available in congatec’s security-by-design overview and the company’s security technology page.

Between the lines: - The certification gives congatec a market signal that its development process has been reviewed against an international cybersecurity standard. - For customers, the value is less about a single product feature and more about reducing the work needed to prove security and compliance downstream. - The timing matters because companies selling connected devices into Europe are preparing for stricter product-security expectations before the CRA deadline.

What’s next: - congatec customers will likely use the certified building blocks and tech stacks as part of their own product-development and compliance workflows. - OEMs targeting the EU market will need to align with the upcoming CRA deadline on 11 December 2027. - congatec is positioning its embedded platform as a faster route to security documentation, validation and market access.

The bottom line: - congatec is using IEC 62443-4-1 certification to turn cybersecurity process compliance into a commercial advantage for customers building embedded devices.