As the first U.S. lab authorized for RED cybersecurity testing, soon an EU requirement, MiCOM Labs enables manufacturers to achieve comprehensive compliance without establishing new overseas testing relationships. Roughly 80 percent of our engagements are formal Notified Body Assessments (NB) under the EU Radio Equipment Directive; targeted laboratory tests—performed in-house or via accredited partners—fill any evidence gaps. MiCOM Labs delivers cybersecurity testing with automated reporting systems, integrated RF and EMC capabilities, and more than 25 years of regulatory expertise to help manufacturers bring secure wireless devices to market faster and with greater confidence.
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From 1st August 2025, wireless devices must now meet cybersecurity requirements alongside traditional EMC and RF compliance under evolving international regulations. MiCOM Labs combines Notified Body assessment expertise (our core service) with proven regulatory testing expertise with automated compliance platforms to help manufacturers achieve comprehensive certification for devices entering global markets with cybersecurity mandates.
MiCOM Labs is the first U.S. Conformity Assessment Body accredited by A2LA for cybersecurity testing under the EU Radio Equipment Directive. It enables testing of cybersecurity parameters for wireless devices and integrates directly with our established RF and EMC testing protocols to provide complete regulatory compliance certification.
As the first U.S. facility accredited for regulatory cybersecurity testing, MiCOM Labs provides manufacturers with the ability to expand upon accredited UKCA, FCC, ISED, UKCA, and MIC protocols with the most up-to-date CE capabilities. We are the only U.S.-based lab that can provide full-suite RF, EMC/EMI, antenna characterization and further solutions across those standards.
Managing RF, EMC, and cybersecurity certifications requires coordinated documentation across multiple regulatory domains. MiPassport® provides unified tracking of all compliance elements, simplifying renewal processes and ensuring manufacturers maintain complete certification records for wireless device deployments.
Leveraging two decades of ISO 17065 Notified Body work, MiCOM Labs applies ISO 17025 test data where necessary to complete conformity files. Our testing ensures that wireless devices meet regulatory cybersecurity requirements for encryption implementation and secure communication protocols while maintaining compliance with existing electromagnetic compatibility standards.
With headquarters in California and offices in China and India, MiCOM Labs supports manufacturers navigating cybersecurity requirements from multiple development and manufacturing locations. Our teams understand how cybersecurity testing integrates with existing compliance workflows, minimizing disruption to established certification processes.
Achieving cybersecurity certification for wireless devices requires strategic design decisions and systematic testing approaches. Below are five critical practices that experienced manufacturers follow to minimize compliance risks and ensure robust security implementation.
| Integrate Security Requirements During Architecture Design | |
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| Issue | Solution |
| Security failures often stem from fundamental architecture decisions rather than implementation flaws. Retrofitting encryption or authentication protocols after design completion leads to security degradation and costly redesigns. | Incorporate cybersecurity requirements into initial system architecture rather than treating them as add-on features. Establish clear security targets for key management and protocol implementation based on target regulatory frameworks. Use security modeling during the design to validate that cryptographic overhead won't compromise link budgets or other requirements. |
| Validate Encryption Implementation Under Real Operating Conditions | |
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| Issue | Solution |
| Encryption algorithms that pass laboratory verification may fail under actual RF conditions due to ongoing security threats. Cryptographic key exchange protocols are particularly vulnerable to degradation under marginal link conditions. | Test encryption performance across the full operating envelope, including temperature extremes and high interference environments. Verify that cryptographic processing doesn't introduce timing jitter that affects RF performance or that power consumption spikes during key exchange operations don't trigger brownout conditions in battery-powered devices. |
| Design Authentication Mechanisms for RF Link Reliability | |
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| Issue | Solution |
| Authentication protocols designed for reliable networks often fail when applied to wireless links subject to interference, fading, and packet loss. Failed authentication attempts can lock devices out of networks or trigger security alerts during normal operation. | Build authentication robustness into RF link design by implementing retry mechanisms and timeout strategies for marginal signal conditions. Design authentication sequences that can tolerate packet loss and interference without requiring complete session restart. Implement appropriate backoff algorithms that don't interfere with other network participants during authentication recovery. |
| Verify Security Parameter Persistence Across Power Cycles | |
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| Issue | Solution |
| Security credentials and configuration parameters may be lost or corrupted during power cycling and brownout conditions. This leads to authentication failures and potential security vulnerabilities during device recovery. | Implement secure storage mechanisms that maintain cryptographic keys and security parameters across power cycling events. Test security parameter retention under realistic power interruption scenarios, including brownout conditions and unexpected shutdowns. Verify that security recovery mechanisms don't expose temporary vulnerabilities during restart sequences. |
| Test Cybersecurity Compliance Alongside EMC Performance | |
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| Issue | Solution |
| Cybersecurity and EMC testing are often performed separately, missing interactions between cryptographic processing and electromagnetic emissions. | Conduct integrated testing that verifies both cybersecurity parameters, EMC and RF performance simultaneously. Ensure that security processing loads don't create emissions spikes that violate regulatory limits and that EMC mitigation measures don't interfere with cryptographic timing or RF performance. Test security functionality under the same RF interference conditions used for EMC immunity testing. |
Cryptographic key storage in volatile memory becomes vulnerable during the transition between normal operation and low-power states, particularly when brownout detection circuits trigger faster than secure storage completion. Modern wireless devices must implement security-aware power management that ensures cryptographic material reaches non-volatile storage before critical voltage thresholds are crossed.
Authentication packet timing becomes unreliable in congested spectrum environments where collision avoidance and retransmission delays can exceed security timeout windows. Channel agility mechanisms that improve RF performance can disrupt authentication state machines if security sessions cannot survive frequency changes.
Over-the-air firmware updates can invalidate cybersecurity certifications if security parameter handling changes or if cryptographic implementations are modified. Field-deployed devices may encounter firmware update scenarios that weren’t validated during initial certification. Ongoing validation of firmware and software must be validated.
Different wireless protocols often implement incompatible security session management, requiring devices to maintain separate cryptographic contexts that can conflict during protocol transitions. Protocol switching events can trigger authentication timeouts if security state machines don’t account for the RF reconfiguration delays required when transitioning between different wireless standards.
Cybersecurity compliance for wireless devices demands systematic testing approaches and deep understanding of regulatory frameworks. MiCOM Labs performs the Notified Body assessment in-house and, when needed, coordinates external test reports, enabling manufacturers to complete European market certification without new overseas relationships.
