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5 misconceptions about product legislation

Product legislation is quite a complex landscape. Especially if it is not your core business. In practice, we therefore often hear misunderstandings regarding product legislation. Read some common misconceptions in this article.

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5 thoughts on how to start with cybersecurity

Kiwa is of course known for being the independent party for testing and certification, but we support broader than that. In addition to compliance, we also find it important to think along with our customers' business continuity, which is why we think it is important to emphasize that you should not only focus on compliance, but also from a risk based perspective.

5 steps to compliance and cybersecurity

There are a number of aspects that help to achieve in a structured way to arrive at a law and regulation compliant product or more importantly a cybersecure product. Sometimes starting with the topics listed below can be difficult due to a lack of available capacity or knowledge. Therefore start early, invest in training and education and get as much information as possible.

5 quick wins to achieve rapid improvements in a product's cybersecurity

Getting your product's cybersecurity in order can be very complicated. But there are some things that are relatively easy to organize and help you to quickly improve your product's cybersecurity.

Top 5 most common cyber non-conformities

By conducting testing and certification projects, we learn a lot, including which aspects contribute to a fast turnaround time of projects, but also which non-conformities are relatively common. Therefore, we made an overview of the most common non-conformities. Make sure they don’t happen to you!

5 need to knows about harmonized standards

The market is patiently waiting for the harmonized standards to be published. But it is good to know that the possible publication of the harmonized standards isn’t just sunshine and rainbows. There are important thing to consider when making use of harmonized standards.

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5 tips to not miss the RED deadline of August 1st 2025

Although 1 August 2025 still seems a long way off, it’s a relatively short period of time to get started on a project to achieve compliance of a product. Even if you are still unsure about the testing strategy or if you are not yet sufficiently familiar with the laws and regulations, the associated standards and requirements. The advice is and remains: get started now! The following tips will help you on your way.