A content display apparatus which processes protected information configured, with an aim to prevent access from any unauthorized program, to include: a process managing unit which manages a plurality of processes operable in the content display apparatus; and an access detecting unit configured to detect access to the protected-information access detecting unit which detects access to the protected information. The process managing unit includes an application execution control unit which temporarily stops the operation of each of at least one process other than a process which accesses the protected information among the plurality of processes when the access to the protected information is detected by the protected-information access detecting unit.