Ignix Insights

Network security intelligence.
Written for people, not analysts.

Notes on what a firewall already records, why most firms never read it, and what ongoing oversight looks like in practice.

5 papers · March 2026
44 min total reading time
Business owners · IT managers · MSPs
The Full Series
01
Start here
The SMB Cybersecurity Gap: Why Firewalls Alone Aren't Enough
1 in 4 SMBs were breached last year — despite 92% having security tools in place. This paper explains why, what the firewall isn't telling you, and what good visibility actually looks like.
8 min read
Business owners IT managers MSPs
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02
The solution
AI-Powered Network Monitoring: How AI Changes the Game for SMBs
What AI actually does differently from rule-based detection, why behavioural baselining catches what signatures miss, and how plain-English AI output makes security accessible without a dedicated analyst.
9 min read
IT managers Business owners
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03
Market context
The Competitive Landscape: Where Ignix Sits vs SIEM, MDR, XDR and NDR
A clear-eyed look at every major security category — what each does well, what it doesn't, and where SMBs fall through the gaps. Includes a full comparison table and realistic pricing.
10 min read
MSPs IT managers Decision makers
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04
Under the bonnet
NetFlow Analysis & Threat Detection: A Technical Deep-Dive
What NetFlow data actually contains, how the analysis pipeline works from ingestion to AI reporting, and five real-world threat scenarios showing exactly what Ignix detects — and why it's honest about what it doesn't.
12 min read
IT professionals MSP engineers
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05
The reality
What to Expect: Typical Results, ROI & Your First 30 Days
What actually happens in the first two weeks, the patterns that come up consistently across new clients, how ROI materialises in practice, and what the day-to-day experience of using Ignix looks like — including a sample morning report.
9 min read
Business owners IT managers MSPs
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Field Notes
·01
Field note · April 2026
153 Attackers Hiding in Plain Sight
In a single month, 153 unique IP addresses tried to break into one client's VPN — a coordinated campaign spread across multiple subnets, plus compromised cloud VMs and known scanners. All of it recorded in the firewall logs. None of it noticed before we started looking.
7 min read
Business owners IT managers
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·02
Field note · April 2026
Your Domain Is a Weapon. And You Handed It Over.
We assessed 100 London businesses. Half had no DMARC protection — meaning anyone can send emails pretending to be them. For solicitors handling client funds and medical practices managing patient data, this isn't theoretical. It's happening every day.
6 min read
Business owners IT managers
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