Design and Development of Smart TV Protector

Abstract

Televisions have become "smart" with the addition of computers into their designs. Smart TVs represent a recent risk to the digital cybersecurity ecosystem. Higher-end smart TV models generally sell for more than $1000. Some smart TV's sell for more than $10000. Research has shown that these relatively expensive devices have little to no effective protection against malware leaving them at risk of total loss. This situation creates the need for an apparatus that could conceivably provide a reasonable level of protection from malware at a marginal cost relative to the cost of a high-end Smart TV. This paper presents several concepts for such an apparatus and postulates a recommended approach to secure users against malware attacks on Smart TVs.