COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a sandbox?
A
Open source virtualization platform from Oracle.
B
A box with sand in it.
C
Virtualization platform developed by Microsoft for its servers and desktops.
D
An isolated place to test and deploy applications and configurations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the world of cybersecurity, a sandbox environment is an isolated virtual machine in which potentially unsafe software code can execute without affecting network resources or local applications. Cybersecurity researchers use sandboxes to run suspicious code from unknown attachments and URLs and observe its behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Isolate is a sandbox built to safely run untrusted executables, offering them a limited-access environment and preventing them from affecting the host system. It takes advantage of features specific to the Linux kernel, like namespaces and control groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Android sandbox The Android platform isolates apps from each other and protects them–and the overall system–from malicious apps and intruders. Android assigns a unique user ID (UID) to each application to create a kernel-level sandbox. This kernel ensures security between apps and the system at the process level.

Detailed explanation-4: -Application sandboxing isolates a specific application on an end user’s device. Most commonly, the goal is to protect system resources and other applications from malware and other threats that may affect the sandboxed application.

Detailed explanation-5: -In cybersecurity, a sandbox is an isolated environment on a network that mimics end-user operating environments. Sandboxes are used to safely execute suspicious code without risking harm to the host device or network.

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