Why Now
Two EU regulations now treat cybersecurity as part of product safety. If you build machines for, or sell into, the EU market, these dates apply to you.
11th Sept 2026
Cyber Resilience Act: reporting
Manufacturers of products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and serious incidents.
20th Jan 2027
Machinery Regulation applies
Annex III 1.1.9 and 1.2.1: protection against corruption, and control systems that withstand malicious attempts, with evidence of intervention.
11th Dec 2027
Cyber Resilience Act: full application
Essential cybersecurity requirements and CE marking for in-scope products with digital elements.
Course Objective
This one-day course gives engineers and compliance teams a practical method for protecting machinery safety functions against corruption, whether accidental or deliberate. Delegates learn what the EU Machinery Regulation and the Cyber Resilience Act require, how the emerging standards fit together, and how to extend their existing risk assessment to cover connections, software and remote access.
Course Highlights
Participants will gain valuable insights into:
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Cybersecurity as a safety issue – How attacks and unauthorised changes can defeat existing protective measures, and why the new law treats this as part of machine safety.
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The new legal requirements – What the Machinery Regulation’s protection against corruption (Annex III, sections 1.1.9 and 1.2.1) and the Cyber Resilience Act require, and when each applies.
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The standards map – How prEN 50742 and IEC 62443 relate to the EN ISO 12100 and EN ISO 13849 work you already do.
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Security context and threat assessment – A step-by-step method to define how a machine will be used and connected, then find and rate the attack paths that could affect its safety functions.
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Hands-on workshop – Delegates map the real interfaces (HMI, USB, network, remote access, parameter changes) and assess them as a team. It’s paper-based, and nothing is connected to your systems.
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Countermeasures by design – Practical measures such as access control, protected safety parameters, logging evidence of intervention, and managing updates and remote access.
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Technical file and user information – What evidence to keep, what to tell users, and how to handle vulnerabilities found after a machine is sold.
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Your gap checklist – The day ends with an agreed list of next actions for your designs, documentation and instructions.
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This course is ideal for engineers, safety professionals, integrators, and anyone involved in the design, deployment, or operation of collaborative robot systems.
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Equip your team with the expertise to create safe, compliant, and efficient cobot installations
Who Should Attend
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Machine builders and OEMs - Design, electrical and controls engineers who place machines on the market.
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Systems integrators - Teams combining machines into assemblies, cells and lines, with networked controls.
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Compliance and CE marking - People who compile technical files and sign declarations of conformity.
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End-user OT and maintenance - Engineers who modify, connect or remotely support machines on site.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of machinery risk assessment (EN ISO 12100). No IT security background needed.​​​​
Frequently asked questions
Is this an IT security course?
No. It covers the security that matters for machine safety: stopping manipulation that could defeat a safety function. It complements, rather than replaces, full IEC 62443 training.
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Does this apply if we only sell in Great Britain?
If any of your machines go to the EU, the Machinery Regulation applies to them from 20 January 2027.
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prEN 50742 is still a draft. Is it worth training now?
Yes. The legal requirement applies from January 2027 whether or not the standard is final. We teach the current draft and send delegates an update when it's published.
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Do delegates need an IT background?
No. A working knowledge of machinery risk assessment is enough. Mixed safety and controls groups get the most from the day.
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What certificate do delegates receive?
A certificate of attendance from Cobots and Machinery Safety Ltd, issued within 5 working days.
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