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about me• not Dus)n Webber
• not a designer
• developer/entrepreneur
• co-‐founded Threat Stack
• formerly Mandiant, Symantec
• @fun_cuddles, [email protected]
previously @ threat stack
* the work of my talented co-‐founder, Dus)n Willis Webber, from whom I learned the importance of good design even in a B2B/enterprise product.
challenges
• many cybersecurity products are technical products
• helping find or prevents aKacks and breaches.
• helping developers write safer code
challenges for startups
• Higher level of product maturity is expected from security products.
• Sales require credibility. Customers are relying on you to supplement security exper)se.
key success factors
• Subject ma<er exper>se plus
• Good UX plus
• Good design polish from the start ins)lls confidence in your company and product.
real life examples
• Mul>-‐factor auth too annoying? Users will not use it.
• Too many alarms generated? Users stop looking at them.
• Crypto too hard to use? No one uses crypto.
• Performance too slow? Users disable the security mechanisms.
emotional design factors
crediblefun practical
security productconsumer products
B2B productcute
reliablecreative
challenge for designer: avoiding alarm fatigue
• Some ideas:
• Rollup repeated events.
• Is this alert really cri)cal?
• If you are making the user take ac)on, be specific.
It’s possible to make this information beautiful and engaging!
* cybereason.com