Thursday, January 20, 2011

Sandboxing: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

So, I just read the article below and it reminded me of a conference call I had the other day with a venture capitalist (VC). Basically, the VC had a client working on a Sandbox solution for mobile devices, and the VC wanted an idea on the viability of the product and the market potential.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid14_gci1526250,00.html

What I told the VC, and what the article above reiterates/reinforces, is that sandboxing is another tool in the toolbox. Like antivirus (AV) solutions, etc. we still need to rely upon a comprehensive defense-in-depth strategy. Regardless of Adobe/Apple/Microsoft, etc. coming out with sandboxing methods users & orgs need multiple towers, parapets, moats & Alligators....

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