DR. HEADERSON
While surfing the Internet, we may come across websites that try to trick us. When we click somewhere, there may be an invisible layer underneath that does something completely different to what we intended to do with our mouse click. This kind of scam is called clickjacking.
TYPE
Website
TOPIC
Clickjacking
YEAR
2021
SOFTWARE
Python, Framing Control Analytics, JetBrains PyCharm, Kubernetes, Gitlab CI, Adobe XD, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Media Encoder
SKILLS
Web Design, UI/UX Design, Video Production, Web Development, Storytelling, Usability Testing
CISPA researchers discovered that this particular kind of scam is possible when security mechanisms are misconfigured. In order to warn you about fraudulent websites, CISPA has developed and released an online service called "Dr. Headerson". Use it to check any website of your choice.
Stay one step ahead of the scammers!
Most demonstrators show research results and explain the research behind them. Dr. Headerson goes one step further. As an online service, Dr. Headerson allows anyone to see for themselves the benefits of the research being conducted here at CISPA. By entering any website and clicking "CHECK", they can check if their website is protected against clickjacking attacks.