Recital 56 Automatic security updates

One of the most important measures for users to take in order to protect their products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; from cyberattacks is to install the latest available security updates as soon as possible. Manufacturers means a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has products with digital elements designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under its name or trademark, whether for payment, monetisation or free of charge; should therefore design their products and put in place processes to ensure that products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; include functions that enable the notification, distribution, download and installation of security updates automatically, in particular in the case of consumer means a natural person who acts for purposes which are outside that person’s trade, business, craft or profession; products. They should also provide the possibility to approve the download and installation of the security updates as a final step. Users should retain the ability to deactivate automatic updates, with a clear and easy-to-use mechanism, supported by clear instructions on how users can opt out. The requirements relating to automatic updates as set out in an annex to this Regulation are not applicable to products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; primarily intended to be integrated as components means software or hardware intended for integration into an electronic information system; into other products. They also do not apply to products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; for which users would not reasonably expect automatic updates, including products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; intended to be used in professional ICT networks, and especially in critical and industrial environments where an automatic update could cause interference with operations. Irrespective of whether a product with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; is designed to receive automatic updates or not, its manufacturer means a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has products with digital elements designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under its name or trademark, whether for payment, monetisation or free of charge; should inform users about vulnerabilities means a weakness, susceptibility or flaw of a product with digital elements that can be exploited by a cyber threat; and make security updates available without delay. Where a product with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; has a user interface or similar technical means allowing direct interaction with its users, the manufacturer means a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has products with digital elements designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under its name or trademark, whether for payment, monetisation or free of charge; should make use of such features to inform users that their product with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; has reached the end of the support period means the period during which a manufacturer is required to ensure that vulnerabilities of a product with digital elements are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Part II of Annex I;. Notifications should be limited to what is necessary in order to ensure the effective reception of this information and should not have a negative impact on the user experience of the product with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately;.