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'Sandboxing' Technology Can Stifle Hackers

posted onApril 20, 2001
by hitbsecnews

Forget the popular myth of the teen hacker. An older, more sophisticated hacker is out there, spreading malicious code disguised as files and standard Internet apps into corporate networks. It's this fear of the unknown that's starting to scare some IT managers into adding behavior-blocking, or "sandboxing," technology, as a last line of defense at the desktop. Behavior blocking prevents malicious code from doing something it's not authorized to do. If a downloaded executable program tries to erase the PC's hard drive or copy its address book, for instance, the software stops it cold.

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