Cybersecurity definition
What is Sandbox?
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
An isolated environment where a suspicious file or link can be opened and observed safely, revealing what it actually does — dropping malware, calling out to a remote server — without risking the real network.
Where Sandbox fits in the security landscape
These beginner lessons use this term while explaining the surrounding security control.
Related cybersecurity terms
YARAA rule-based pattern-matching language and tool used to identify and classify malware by describing textual or binary patterns found in a file, widely used by malware researchers to write and share detection signatures.C2Command and ControlThe infrastructure and channel an attacker uses to remotely control malware already running on a compromised system — issuing commands, exfiltrating data, or pulling down additional tools.