TechnologySeptember 2, 2026
sandboxing
SAND-bok-sing
Definition
A cybersecurity technique that isolates suspicious software or code in a restricted, protected virtual environment to safely observe and analyze its behavior without risking the host system.
Etymology
Derived from the literal sense of a children's sandbox, a contained area meant to keep play restricted. It transitioned into computing to describe a testing environment that keeps experimental or untrusted code isolated from the core operating system.
In the news
The article mentions cloud-based sandboxing as a security capability that 41% of organizations are considering investing in over the next 12 months to improve their defense systems.
AI cyber threats affect 79% of Singapore organizations
Read the full article ↗CRN Asia