Stories about: Sandbox Security

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Two tenacious exploits debunk vendor claims 01 October, 2008 09:24

Many sandbox security vendors claim that their products stop all known and unknown attacks. Even assuming the ability to curtail all known attacks could be proven, it's simply impossible to believe that any piece of software could halt all unknown attacks. Of course, that doesn't prevent the vendors from making empty promises or the malware authors from proving them wrong.
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Sandbox security versus the evil Web 01 October, 2008 09:02

The Internet is a scary place. Criminal malware lurks on legitimate and illegitimate Web sites alike, looking to steal your money one way or the other. Vendors have been scratching their collective heads attempting to make more consumers safer, more often. One of the results has been a class of anti-malware software that I call sandbox protection products. These items encapsulate Internet browsers (and e-mail programs and sometimes any other program you can run) within a virtual, emulated cocoon designed to keep malware from reaching and modifying the underlying host computer.
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Does sandbox security really protect your desktop? 10 June, 2008 10:49

Two years ago, GreenBorder, one of the early "sandbox" browsers, received mighty applause from Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg. The sandbox browser -- basically, a browser running in a virtual container -- promised to keep nasty code from spilling into a computer's operating system and wreaking havoc.
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Sun to put Java security upgrade to the test 01 November, 2005 08:03

Sun Microsystems is seeking to revamp the way in which security is executed in Java and wants developers to try to break the new paradigm to gauge its effectiveness.
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Sun: alive and plans to keep kicking 10 November, 2003 12:20

Dr Mcisaac's observations about open source technology and Sun (Computerworld article online September 16, in print September 22, p8) raise a number of interesting questions.
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3GSM - Microsoft, Sun focus on mobile apps development 20 February, 2003 08:39

Mobile application development is receiving a boost from companies such as Microsoft and Sun Microsystems this week, and also is getting added support on the Bluetooth wireless platform.
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Update: ColdFusion Sandbox Security on Windows 11 December, 2001 09:23