Mandatory SBOMs: Why CRA matters

The document explains how SBOMs are shifting from voluntary best practice to legal necessity under U.S. and EU measures (CISA/NTIA and the Cyber Resilience Act), stressing compliance as a ‘guidance system’ for secure software delivery. It urges organizations to adopt interoperable, automated SBOM processes (e.g., Protobom, BomCTL, SBOMit), link SBOM data to vulnerability/exploitability context, embrace DevSecOps, and engage in multistakeholder governance to build a globally consistent, resilient software supply chain.