Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that Samsung Knox, the security solution integrated into its 2024 TV range, has achieved Common Criteria (CC) certification ahead of product launch.

The CC certification stands as a global benchmark, acknowledged by 31 countries[1] worldwide, for assessing the security integrity of IT products. This year, Samsung Knox demonstrates its global security excellence with validation before the 2024 TVs are available to consumers on the market.

“As our daily lives become even more connected, Samsung understands the fundamental need that customers have for the privacy and security of their personal information,” said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics.

The CC exists to help ensure consistent and rigorous integrity evaluation standards for IT products and continues to help improve the efficiency of evaluation and certification. With improved evaluation and consistent standards, the CC aims to bolster confidence in the security of certified IT products. The CC certification comprises a Protection Profile (PP) and a Security Target (ST). Samsung Knox has successfully met the Security Target and achieved the standards for the CC.

The CC certification underscores three core security features of Samsung Knox:

• Tizen OS Monitoring: Samsung Knox can help detect potential threats in real-time, flagging any unauthorised changes in critical sectors of Tizen OS, the core of Samsung TVs.
• Phishing Website Blocking: Samsung Knox verifies web pages accessed by users, preemptively blocking any potential phishing sites to help safeguard user data and privacy.
• Enhanced Personal Information Protection: Samsung Knox can help ensure seamless protection of users’ sensitive personal data through a connection with Samsung Knox Vault, a dedicated processor for security functions

For more information on Samsung’s 2024 TV lineup, please visit: Samsung.com.au

[1] Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, New Zealand, Pakistan, Slovakia, United Kingdom.

[2] Exclusive to QN900D and QN800D models.

Samsung Electronics Australia has today announced that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ range of mobile devices have been granted protected-level certification by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).

The certification means that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices, featuring Samsung’s security platform Knox, meet the stringent Australian Government security standards to host the protected-level communications, information, and datasets of government agencies.

Based on the successful evaluation, government agencies are now assured that local Australian variants of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ meet the Australian Government security requirements to host protected information when used with the security configuration guidance published on the ASD ACSC website*.

Garry McGregor, Vice President of IT and Mobile, Samsung Electronics Australia said: “Receiving the protected-level certification for this range of devices is a significant milestone and testament to the security standards that we can provide users in Government departments.”

“From a hardware and software level, security is embedded into our devices and is a core pillar for how we ensure that our customers can operate our smartphones with confidence and with the option to scale their security protocols based on the needs of their workplace.”

In order to obtain the certification, the Samsung devices were evaluated under the ASD Cryptographic Evaluation (ACE) program, which tested the strength and effectiveness of the security architecture and cryptographic algorithms. The evaluation also assessed the implementation of the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), secure encryption key generation and secure certificate generation.

“Samsung is committed to working with Australian organisations to ensure that our devices can provide the best possible levels of functionality as well as security.” McGregor added.

The certification from the ASD highlights the strength of Samsung’s Knox platform and functionality that is embedded within all Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices, as well as the wider Samsung portfolio. The Knox platform is built into devices at both the hardware and software levels.

* https://www.cyber.gov.au/publications/epl/samsung-galaxy-s9-sm-g960f-s9-sm-g965f-knox-30

Further information on the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certification:

https://www.cyber.gov.au/irap/certified-services

https://www.cyber.gov.au/programs/asd-cryptographic-evaluation-program