Webinar: Moving Beyond SBOMs – Building Essential Vulnerability Response Capabilities
Asterisk Research Inc. is hosting a webinar on the necessity of building organizational 'vulnerability response capabilities' beyond mere SBOM creation, in anticipation of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) enforcement in September 2026.
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## The 'Vulnerability Response Capability' Required Beyond SBOMs
On September 11, 2026, reporting obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will commence. As of the time of this webinar, approximately 90 days remain. Many companies are rushing to prepare their Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
However, the CRA demands more than just the submission of an SBOM. It requires:
- Publishing and operating vulnerability reporting channels
- Swift assessment and notification of exploited vulnerabilities
- Continuous update capabilities
- An organizational structure that makes these processes 'repeatable'
What is being scrutinized is not just whether you are aware of vulnerabilities, but whether you are in a state where you can continuously respond to them. The CRA essentially visualizes the quality fundamentally expected of software products. Today, there is a demand for a new organizational competence: 'vulnerability response capability.'
## Stalling Due to Lack of Visibility and Assessment
Many teams are facing significant hurdles:
- Inability to fully identify where vulnerabilities exist
- Difficulty in prioritizing findings
- Inability to make release decisions
- Vulnerability management relying on individual specialists rather than organizational processes
These are not merely technical or tooling issues but structural problems defined by an inability to grasp, assess, and execute. The industry is entering a domain where traditional diagnostic-centric approaches are no longer sufficient.
## Rethinking Operations and Organizational Design Beyond SBOMs
This webinar redefines CRA compliance through the lens of 'product quality capable of responding to changing threat environments even after shipment.' By dissecting why vulnerability management stalls and why organizational processes fail, the session explains the concepts of 'assessment' and 'operations' necessary beyond SBOMs.
- Target Audience: Manufacturers, embedded device providers, and software vendors with products for the European market.
- Key Takeaways: Integrated risk management, setting priorities, and building sustainable operational frameworks.
Organizer: Asterisk Research Inc.
Co-organizer: Majisemi Co., Ltd.
On September 11, 2026, reporting obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will commence. As of the time of this webinar, approximately 90 days remain. Many companies are rushing to prepare their Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
However, the CRA demands more than just the submission of an SBOM. It requires:
- Publishing and operating vulnerability reporting channels
- Swift assessment and notification of exploited vulnerabilities
- Continuous update capabilities
- An organizational structure that makes these processes 'repeatable'
What is being scrutinized is not just whether you are aware of vulnerabilities, but whether you are in a state where you can continuously respond to them. The CRA essentially visualizes the quality fundamentally expected of software products. Today, there is a demand for a new organizational competence: 'vulnerability response capability.'
## Stalling Due to Lack of Visibility and Assessment
Many teams are facing significant hurdles:
- Inability to fully identify where vulnerabilities exist
- Difficulty in prioritizing findings
- Inability to make release decisions
- Vulnerability management relying on individual specialists rather than organizational processes
These are not merely technical or tooling issues but structural problems defined by an inability to grasp, assess, and execute. The industry is entering a domain where traditional diagnostic-centric approaches are no longer sufficient.
## Rethinking Operations and Organizational Design Beyond SBOMs
This webinar redefines CRA compliance through the lens of 'product quality capable of responding to changing threat environments even after shipment.' By dissecting why vulnerability management stalls and why organizational processes fail, the session explains the concepts of 'assessment' and 'operations' necessary beyond SBOMs.
- Target Audience: Manufacturers, embedded device providers, and software vendors with products for the European market.
- Key Takeaways: Integrated risk management, setting priorities, and building sustainable operational frameworks.
Organizer: Asterisk Research Inc.
Co-organizer: Majisemi Co., Ltd.
FAQ
EUサイバーレジリエンス法（CRA）の報告義務はいつから開始されますか？
2026年9月11日から開始されます。
CRA対応において企業に求められるSBOM以外の要件は何ですか？
脆弱性報告窓口の運用、脆弱性への迅速な判断・通知、継続的なアップデート対応、およびこれらを再現可能にする組織体制の構築が求められます。
本セミナーの主な対象者は誰ですか？
欧州市場向け製品を持つ製造業、組込機器、ソフトウェアベンダーのリーダーや、CRA対応を検討している担当者が対象です。
なぜ多くの企業で脆弱性管理が停滞するのですか？
脆弱性の所在把握、優先順位の判断、組織としての対応体制の構築が統合できておらず、構造的な課題を抱えているためです。
本セミナーで得られる成果は何ですか？
CRA対応の本質を理解し、分断されたリスク情報を統合して優先順位を判断し、組織として継続的に脆弱性対応を回すための具体的な第一歩が習得可能です。