Co-creating with Sonet.io: Productizing an innovative cybersecurity service

Companies protecting their SaaS and web applications typically face heavy cost and effort to deliver strong security, since most solutions demand massive infrastructure installations and deep IT expertise. Sonet.io set out to solve that with a browser-based approach that could be set up in minutes, and needed Zemoso to quickly validate the problem-solution fit with prototypes, launch an MVP at speed, and stay true to that simple, easy-to-set-up differentiation in the market.

Zemoso facilitated a Google Ventures design sprint to align with leadership and identify the Golden Path. As an outcome of the Design Sprint, we helped Sonet.io create an 87-screen, high-fidelity prototype to test with investors, and early-adopters using Figma. They validated the problem-solution statement. Key stakeholders included the founders.

• Zemoso’s design offerings: Sonet.io’s value proposition is: enterprise-grade, powerful security delivered as a true cybersecurity SaaS service that doesn’t require the customer to install or maintain any software. To meet that, we co-created a design system that prioritized simplicity. Atomic design principles were used to design the primary user flows.
  These user flows were designed to ensure that security administrators can easily manage access controls without requiring extensive IT-setups or deep IT expertise. For users, we co-created a simple, intuitive and responsive portal.
  Our agile design pod also created detailed designs for exception flows, Sonet.io’s color system, logo, and all in-platform illustrations. We designed the analytics dashboard where the customer can visualize actionable summary of security violations in end user activity and application usage.
  To ensure consistency for future launches and updates, the pod provided detailed documentation based on functional requirements and variations for each component used. Zemoso also helped design and launch the Sonet.io website.

• Zemoso’s engineering offerings: Zemoso helped Sonet.io productize the proprietary technology that they built and reduce time to market by co-building the user and admin portals with them. In partnership with Sonet.io’s leadership team, we focused on the front-end, deploying workflows for different features including the dashboard.
  Zemoso used a cutting-edge tech stack best suited for the security landscape to deliver an intuitive front end.
  We followed DevOps best practices. We also helped rollout features on the front end like:
  1. In-portal and email notification system for real-time violation alerts
  2. Multi-factor authentication
  3. User-login management
  4. Intuitive analytics dashboard
  5. Payment management using a third-party integration

By running a Google Ventures design sprint to align leadership and find the golden path, then co-creating an 87-screen prototype and productizing the front-end experience, Zemoso helped Sonet.io validate its problem-solution fit fast and get a security product to market without asking customers to install or maintain any software.