Concepts
Sandbox
In Turkish: Korumalı alan (sandbox)
A walled-off space where a program runs with limited access, so if it is harmful it cannot easily touch the rest of your device.
Phones and browsers run each app or tab in its own sandbox, so one website cannot freely read another or your files. It is one reason that installing apps only from official stores and keeping the system updated matters: the walls are only as strong as the latest fixes.
Some security tools also open suspicious files in a sandbox to see what they do. You do not need to set one up yourself; just keep your software current.
What to do
- Install apps from official stores, where they are reviewed and sandboxed.
- Keep your browser and system updated so the walls hold.
- Do not turn off built-in protections just to make an app run.