AppSec Intelligence Platform

Phantom — AppSec Intelligence Platform

Security teams don't lack data — they lack clarity. Phantom connects fragmented security signals into a unified view of risk across code, pipelines, and production.

From alert overload → to context-driven risk understanding
CompanyPhantom
RoleLead Product Designer
ProductAppSec Intelligence Platform
Phantom AppSec Intelligence Platform

Modern security tools generate noise — not clarity

Organizations rely on multiple security tools: code scanning (SAST), CI/CD security, cloud security, secrets detection, and identity systems. Each generates alerts. None of them are connected.

The result:

Security teams couldn't answer the questions that matter most: Which issues actually matter right now? Which ones reached production? Where is risk concentrated?

Shift from alert-based to context-driven risk

The opportunity wasn't to build another dashboard — it was to fundamentally change how security teams understand risk. Instead of treating issues individually, Phantom treats risk as a system.

From isolated alerts → to connected risk intelligence.

A unified view of risk across the entire lifecycle

Phantom introduces a new way to understand security by connecting issues across the entire lifecycle — from code to CI/CD to production — and surfacing only what truly matters.

Phantom — Main UI

Key Product Decisions

01

Issue Types Heatmap

Traditional dashboards show numbers. Phantom shows risk distribution. The heatmap maps issue types × platforms — highlighting concentration of risk and surfacing systemic problems instantly.

Faster scanning Pattern recognition Immediate clarity
02

Top Hotspots

Heatmaps show patterns — but users need direction. A focused panel highlights the highest risk concentrations, combining signals from type, platform, and volume for instant prioritization without analysis overhead.

Instant prioritization No analysis overhead
03

Priority Queue

Most dashboards stop at insights. Teams need actions. A prioritized list based on exposure, reachability, and business impact — each item includes context, ownership, and a recommended action.

Insights → decisions Clear ownership
04

Critical Path — Risk Flow

Security issues don't appear — they propagate. A flow-based visualization traces risk from Code → CI/CD → Production, revealing where risk started, how it moved, and where intervention failed.

Prevention over reaction Root cause clarity
Phantom — Design Details

Principles that guided every decision

01

Clarity over completeness

Remove noise, highlight what matters. Less is more when stakes are high.

02

Context over volume

Connections matter more than counts. One connected insight beats a hundred isolated alerts.

03

Action over information

Every insight leads to a decision. The interface doesn't stop at showing — it drives doing.

Hard problems we had to solve

01

Too much data

Security tools generate massive datasets with no built-in hierarchy. Solution: abstraction and aggregation — surface patterns, not raw numbers.

02

No shared context

Each system works in isolation with its own schema and severity model. Solution: a unified data model concept that normalizes signals across all tools.

03

Weak prioritization

Severity alone doesn't reflect real risk — a low-severity issue in production can be more dangerous than a critical one in dev. Solution: combine exposure, propagation, and business impact.

Phantom — Risk Flow

Outcome

Before
  • Fragmented tools
  • Alert overload
  • Reactive workflows
After
  • Unified risk view
  • Clear prioritization
  • Actionable system

Security teams can answer critical questions independently

Risk is visible across the full development lifecycle

Prioritization is driven by impact — not just severity

Teams shifted from reactive to preventive security workflows

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