Katarzyna Petru
Can your television be a guardian? Samsung is convinced that it can. On the eve of Safer Internet Day, the Korean giant reminds its users that their living room entertainment is actually a digital fortress that protects not only passwords to Netflix but the entire smart home as well.
Once, the pinnacle of technology in a television was good picture quality. Today, in the age of AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), your new television is a command centre. We connect phones, refrigerators, and even lighting to it. It's convenient, but also risky; a single vulnerability in the television's security could open the door for hackers to the entire home network. However, Samsung says "enough" and plays its strongest card: the Knox platform.
What exactly is Samsung Knox?
If you only associate Knox with the padlock icon on your Galaxy smartphone, it’s time to update your knowledge. Samsung Knox is a multi-layered security platform that protects the device at every level: from the physical processor (hardware) to the applications you use.
In the latest models of Samsung televisions with the Tizen OS 9.0 system, a module called CryptoCore has been introduced, which possesses a rigorous FIPS 140-3 certification. Does it sound complicated? In practice, this means that your data is encrypted as securely as in banking or government systems. Besides the aforementioned FIPS certification, Samsung boasts ISO 27001, Common Criteria, and even TÜV SÜD.
7 years of peace of mind
For the average user, however, another piece of information may prove to be more important. Samsung officially promises 7 years of software updates. This is a breakthrough, as televisions are typically replaced less often than phones. By purchasing equipment today, you can be assured that in 2032/2033 your system will still be receiving “patches” for the latest, yet unknown digital viruses.
Why is Samsung reminding us of this right now?
Tomorrow, 10th February, we celebrate Safer Internet Day. In its press release, Samsung reminds us that looking after our privacy is not just about having a strong password for our email. It is primarily about choosing hardware that "thinks" about our safety for us.
Source: Samsung
