Products with digital elements
Also known as: IoT devices, Connected products, Smart devices
Physical products that incorporate software or electronic components essential to their functionality. These items typically possess the ability to connect to networks, process data, or receive firmware updates. For compliance purposes, they are treated as a hybrid of hardware and software rather than purely mechanical goods.
In practice
Practitioners encounter this during security audits by verifying the existence of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and ensuring there is a documented process for patching vulnerabilities in embedded code.