Clickjacking Revisited - A Perceptual View of UI Security

Explore a groundbreaking presentation from Black Hat USA 2013 that delves into UI security attacks from a perceptual perspective. Discover how limitations in human perception make UI security challenging to achieve. Learn about five novel attacks that surpass current UI security defenses, with one boasting a 100% success rate. Examine the potential for more perceptual attacks on UI security and discuss possible defense strategies, weighing their effectiveness against usability costs. Gain insights from speaker Devdatta Akhawe on the future of UI security research and the importance of understanding human perception in developing comprehensive defenses. This 23-minute talk offers a fresh perspective on clickjacking and other UI security vulnerabilities, essential for cybersecurity professionals and researchers.