A digital security concept for smart homes
Role
UX Designer & Researcher
Timeline
2 months
Type
Summer Internship 2024
Team composition
UX designer, developer & business developer
01 - Context
Telenor wanted to explore new digital security products for the consumer market. Our team investigated several opportunity areas before developing Sikker Hjemme: a concept for making home network security more visible, understandable and actionable for everyday users.
The mandate was to explore and develop a new digital security product for Telenor’s consumer market. The project focused on identifying where customer needs, technical feasibility and business potential overlapped.
02 - My Role
As the sole UX designer, I was responsible for user involvement, interviews, analysis, wireframes, prototyping and visual direction. I worked closely with a developer and a business developer to balance user needs, technical feasibility and commercial value.
user involvement and interviews
03 - Exploring Multiple Directions
Before selecting one direction, we explored several digital security concepts, including SMS Assistant, Call Assistant, Deepfake Detector, DataRens, Internettvakt, TryggEnhet and Sikker Hjemme. Each concept was evaluated against customer interest, feasibility, strategic fit and commercial potential.




04 - Research & Validation
The project was insight-driven and hypothesis-based. We combined quantitative and qualitative research to understand customer needs, perceived value and willingness to pay.
Data was collected through Surveys, interviews and meetings with experts in the field




05 - Selected Concept: Sikker Hjemme
Sikker Hjemme was selected as a concept for protecting home networks against suspicious activity while giving users a clearer overview of connected devices and their security status.
The concept focused on:
connected device overview
device security assessment
suspicious activity alerts
automatic protection
clear recommendations


06 - Outcome
The concept showed strong customer interest. Research indicated that users especially valued security assessments, overview of connected devices and automatic blocking of suspicious activity.
Data was collected through Surveys, interviews and meetings with experts in the field






07 - Reflection
Working as the only UX designer in a cross-functional team gave me valuable experience balancing user needs, technical constraints and business goals. I also enjoyed working closer to the business side of product development, especially exploring perceived value, willingness to pay and strategic fit as part of the design process.
Contact
Phone
sarahamundsen00@gmail.com
+47 480 678 67
