Federal Government Agency: Cybersecurity Dashboard
Overview:
The HUD CSF Dashboard purpose is to provide users with the means to quickly assess and monitor operational compliance with NIST Cyber Security Framework across Process Areas.
The key objective of the design is to allow stakeholders to quickly recognize problem areas and identify which systems need immediate attention. Visual cues and interactive elements should lead users directly to the contributing factors that impact Maturity Level Scores of Process Areas and Program Offices.
Further, the dashboard’s design required indicators that may be leveraged across the enterprise to increase employee awareness and engagement in cybersecurity compliance. Numeric scoring and colors establish conventions that are memorable and are easily digested by non-technical personnel.
My research on the audience for this app began with a guide called “The People Behind Government Cybersecurity” published by GovLoop. This guide offers a multi-faceted profile of six personnel personas who play a critical part in government cybersecurity.
Further guidance on design came from the project stakeholders and BA’s that had been working with the agency to secure the project.
Challenge:
The challenge of this design was that the UI must meet the following core objectives and system requirements:
- Relatable Color –Coded & Numeric Scoring Displays
- Contextual Organization Performance Trends
- Efficient & Controlled Access to Information
Here I share a few of the artifacts from the project, including the design styles, some of the UI conventions, one of the findings workflow screens, and the findings search results page. I also included a draft of the reporting dashboard.
Outcome:
I created an interactive prototype using InVision App which was then turned into a real, live application that is being further developed today. It was quite exciting to design this interface – it being the first of its kind and a newly developed scoring system being introduced to multiple government agencies.
