Usability of Safety Critical Applications in Enterprise Environments: Defining Guidelines for Error Preventing UI/UX Patterns and Improving Existing Interfaces.

With the rise of cyber threats and the ever-expanding digital ecosystem, the security of enterprise online applications is becoming more and more of a significant problem. Poorly designed and developed user interfaces or user experiences can lead the user to inadvertently expose sensitive information or execute unintended actions, which could cause security issues, even without an attacker’s intervention. Therefore, it is essential to expand the comprehension of how UI&UX patterns and best practices for front-end development affect user behaviour and, through that, the security of web applications. This work thoroughly analyses these aspects and how they operate in enterprise web application security. Legacy applications pose a unique challenge for organizations, as they may have been developed using outdated technologies or methodologies that do not meet current security standards. Starting from the need to modernize the outdated front-end part of a network risk monitoring application, a set of guidelines is developed to optimize this transition and offer a usable and accessible experience to users. Overall, this study is a critical step towards improving the security of enterprise web applications. By providing insights into the impact of front-end development best practices and UI&UX patterns, as well as methods for securing legacy applications, this research can help organizations enhance their web application security and reduce the risk of accidentally exposing sensible data.