Cisco CyberOps Associate (CBROPS) 200-201Security ConceptsMedium
A company is implementing a new BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy. To mitigate the risk of malware spreading from employees' personal devices to the corporate network, the security team decides to isolate personal devices and applications in a controlled environment. Which endpoint security concept is being applied here?
- AFull Disk Encryption (FDE)
- BHost-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)
- CApplication Sandboxing
- DBehavioral Analysis
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Correct answer: C. Application Sandboxing
Application sandboxing creates an isolated environment for applications to run, preventing them from accessing or affecting other parts of the system or network. This is ideal for BYOD policies to contain potential threats from personal devices.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. FDE encrypts entire disks and doesn't isolate applications or devices.
- B. HIPS monitors and blocks malicious activity on a host, but doesn't inherently isolate the entire device or its applications from the network in a sandbox fashion.
- D. Behavioral analysis detects anomalies based on typical activity, not isolation.
Application Sandboxing
A security mechanism for separating running programs, usually to mitigate system failures or software vulnerabilities from spreading. It creates a tightly controlled environment (a 'sandbox') where an application can run, with limited access to system resources and other applications.
- Isolates applications from the operating system and other apps.
- Limits resource access (file system, network, memory).
- Used to contain untrusted code or isolate potentially malicious software.
Memory trick: Think of a child playing in a 'sandbox' – contained and unable to make a mess outside.