Michael Yao

ISA Taiwan Section / Program Chair

Michael Yao has served as the Program Chair in ISA Taiwan Section since the Section was established in 2023. As the Program Chair, Michael has worked closely with the President of ISA Taiwan Section in coming up the main themes of the member-only workshops as well as being the moderator in one panel discussion. Credential wise, Michael holds ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert Certificate. He is the Vice President at EtherWAN Systems, Inc. managing Product Divison and Software Validation Department. He recevied Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universitoy of Maryland at College Park, MSEE degree from University of Southern California, and BSEE degree from National Taiwan University.

Michael Yao
SPEECH
4/15 (Tue.) 13:30 - 14:00 4F AIoT & Hardware Security Zone AIoT & Hardware Security Summit
CRA Countdown: Bridging the Gap between ISA/IEC 62443 and CRA

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to take effect on December 11, 2027, posing significant compliance challenges for many organizations.

For manufacturers of industrial control and equipment, adherence to IEC 62443-4-1 and IEC 62443-4-2 product development standards satisfies most of the CRA requirements. However, there remain compliance gaps and potential risks in certain areas.

This presentation will examine these non-compliance issues in depth and propose practical and effective reinforcement strategies to help organizations fully achieve CRA compliance and enhance the cybersecurity resilience of their products.

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