Kokobo: Your Global Partner in Cybersecurity Compliance

Kokobo is a full-service cybersecurity company delivering the complete spectrum of solutions organizations need to stay secure, resilient, and compliant. We specialize in tailoring our services to meet the complex regulatory and compliance requirements that businesses, device manufacturers, and institutions face worldwide.

From the European Union to Japan, Korea, the United States, and beyond, Kokobo ensures your cybersecurity strategy aligns seamlessly with local and international standards. Whether you are preparing for audits, safeguarding sensitive data, or building trust with customers and regulators, our expertise empowers you to meet—and exceed—cybersecurity expectations.

Our offerings span risk assessments, compliance readiness, incident response, and advanced threat protection, all designed to adapt to your unique environment. With Kokobo as your partner, you gain more than just compliance: you gain confidence that your organization is protected, future-ready, and positioned for success in a global marketplace.

EU RED EN 18031 Compliance Services

A complete path to compliance for connected and radio-enabled products

EU RED EN 18031 brings enforceable cybersecurity requirements to radio equipment and internet‑connected products placed on the EU market. It operationalizes RED Article 3(3)(d) network protection, 3(3)(e) safeguarding personal data and privacy, and 3(3)(f) fraud prevention for services and payments. Enforcement timelines and market pressure mean compliance is now a prerequisite for CE marking, sales, and trust.

Kokobo is a full‑service cybersecurity partner. We help companies and device manufacturers meet EN 18031 by aligning product architecture, documentation, and testing to the standard—end to end, from concept through post‑market monitoring.

What EN 18031 requires in practice

Scope: Internet‑connected and radio‑enabled products, including IoT devices, wearables, smart toys, home/industrial equipment, and payment‑capable devices.
Security by design: Embedded security from the outset, not bolted on later, covering threat modeling, secure defaults, update mechanisms, and vulnerability handling across the product lifecycle.
Technical controls: Strong authentication, credential management, secure communications, cryptography, secure boot, secure updates, logging, and protection of personal/financial data.
Governance and evidence: Documented risk assessments, SBOMs, test reports, vulnerability disclosure process, post‑market monitoring, and conformity evidence for CE marking.

Key Points of EN 18031

Cybersecurity by design: Products must be designed with built‑in protections against common cyber threats.
Data protection & privacy: Devices must safeguard personal and sensitive information, preventing unauthorized access or misuse.
Fraud prevention: Products that handle payments or sensitive transactions must include strong safeguards against fraud.
Lifecycle security: Manufacturers must ensure secure updates, vulnerability handling, and post‑market monitoring.
Evidence of compliance: Companies must document risk assessments, testing, and security measures to demonstrate conformity for CE marking.

The three core subsections of EU RED EN 18031 are:

Article 3(3)(d): Protection of networks — devices must not harm networks or misuse network resources.
Article 3(3)(e): Safeguarding personal data and privacy — products must protect user information against unauthorized access or misuse.
Article 3(3)(f): Fraud prevention — equipment that handles payments or sensitive services must include measures to prevent fraud.

These three subsections form the backbone of EN 18031’s cybersecurity obligations.

Who Needs to Comply

EN 18031 applies broadly to any manufacturer, importer, or distributor of products with radio or internet connectivity in the EU. This includes:

IoT devices (smart home, industrial IoT, connected sensors)
Consumer electronics (smartphones, tablets, wearables, toys)
Wireless equipment (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, cellular devices)
Connected medical and industrial devices
Products handling payments or sensitive data (point‑of‑sale terminals, connected financial devices)

If your product connects to a network, transmits data, or enables wireless communication, you must comply with EN 18031 to access the EU market.

Kokobo translates the standard into actionable engineering and compliance tasks your teams can execute quickly.

Our Service Line

Program setup and gap closure

Baseline gap assessment: Detailed review of product, firmware, cloud/app, and supply chain against EN 18031 clauses and testable requirements.
Compliance roadmap: Prioritized remediation plan with milestones, owners, and evidence mapping to technical files and Declaration of Conformity.
Secure by design integration: Threat modeling, attack surface minimization, and secure default configurations woven into requirements and architecture.

Risk, SBOM, and dependency safety

Identity and authentication: Unique per‑device credentials, secure provisioning, MFA/secure pairing, session management, and password policy elimination (e.g., no default shared creds).
Cryptography and secure communications: TLS/DTLS, certificate management, secure key storage/rotation, FIPS/industry‑grade crypto selections, and secure radio stack configurations.
Secure boot and integrity: Boot chain validation, image signing, rollback protection, runtime integrity checks, and tamper resistance.
Update and maintenance: Secure OTA pipeline, signed updates, fail‑safe recovery, update cadence policy, and customer notification workflows.
Data protection and privacy: Data minimization, secure storage, transport protection, pseudonymization, retention/deletion policies, and privacy‑by‑design reviews for personal/financial data.

Functional assessment and testing

Functional security assessment: Requirement‑to‑control verification across device, mobile/desktop app, and cloud services; encryption/authentication feature validation.
Functional testing services: Hands‑on test execution including protocol fuzzing, API security testing, wireless stack testing (Wi‑Fi, BT/BLE, cellular), and secure update testing.
Penetration testing: Adversarial scenarios focused on EN 18031 outcomes—credential compromise, payment fraud paths, privacy breach vectors, and network harm prevention.
Resilience and reliability checks: Fault injection, downgrade/rollback attempts, unauthorized pairing/connectivity tests, and secure logging/monitoring validation.

Documentation, conformity, and market access

Technical file preparation: Risk assessment, SBOM, test plans/reports, architecture and control descriptions, vulnerability handling, and post‑market monitoring procedures.
CE marking support: Guidance on Declaration of Conformity, standards selection, and alignment with complementary frameworks (e.g., ETSI EN 303 645 where applicable).
Notified body and lab liaison: Coordination with test labs/notified bodies, resolving findings swiftly with targeted remediation and retest support.
Post‑market monitoring: Threat intel integration, incident triage playbooks, patch SLAs, and customer communication templates to sustain compliance after release.

Deliverables you can rely on

Compliance gap report: Clause‑by‑clause findings with risk ratings and remediation steps.
Security architecture and controls dossier: Design decisions tied to EN 18031 outcomes.
SBOM and dependency risk register: Actionable inventory with vulnerability tracking.
Test plans and execution reports: Evidence for functional, penetration, and radio‑stack testing.

Why Kokobo

End‑to‑End Coverage

From secure design and risk assessment to SBOM analysis, functional assessment, and rigorous testing, we cover every EN 18031 obligation.

Engineering Depth

Practical, device‑level expertise that turns compliance text into robust controls and code changes with minimal product friction.

Speed with Rigor

Fast gap closure and test execution without compromising evidence quality needed for audits and market surveillance.

Future‑proof Approach

Processes and controls that scale across product lines and future regulatory updates, avoiding one‑off compliance debt.

Get Started

Discovery: Share your product portfolio, timelines, and existing documentation.
Rapid gap assessment: Receive a concrete remediation plan within weeks.
Implementation and testing: Close gaps, validate results, and finalize conformity evidence.
Launch and monitor: CE marking support and post‑market monitoring embedded.

Ready to meet EU RED EN 18031 with confidence? Contact Kokobo to schedule an assessment and accelerate your path to compliant, secure products.