Straight answers about the NIKSUN platform — architecture, deployment, security, performance, compliance, data, and cost.
One AI-native platform on a single data lake — the NKW. Every function (security, performance, compliance, and observability) runs on the same recorded data, so answers are cross-correlated, not stitched together from separate silos.
Those tools each keep their own partial copy of the truth. NIKSUN records every packet, flow, log, metric, and trace once, then runs all functions on that one lake — ending tool sprawl and the swivel-chair investigations that go with it.
No. Adopt a single capability to fill a gap, or run the whole platform — and connect what you already own through 500+ integrations, many of them two-way.
From SMB-affordable SaaS, to virtual appliances on your own infrastructure, to hardware appliances at Tbps scale — including fully on-premises and air-gapped, data-sovereign deployments. Same platform, your deployment.
NIKSUN captures losslessly at up to 100 Gbps on a single platform and clusters to multi-Tbps with zero packet loss — in up to one-tenth the footprint of comparable tools.
Appliances plug in, and the moment data lands in the lake Maya begins mining it — clear explanations, root cause, and next steps. Managed assistance and training shorten the ramp-up.
Because NIKSUN records every packet and data point, it pairs signature and anomaly detection with AI that surfaces the unknown attacks no signature has ever met. Recording everything so the unknown has nowhere to hide is the premise NIKSUN was built on in 1997.
It acts. Playbooks turn a detection into an orchestrated, verified response — firewall and endpoint blocks, configuration fixes, tickets, and notifications — and then confirm the fix in the data.
Most SIEMs only see logs. NIKSUN's LogWave correlates logs and events on the same data lake as full packets and flows, so every alert links straight to the underlying evidence instead of a dead end.
Yes. Endpoint and extended detection (EDR/XDR), a live threat-intelligence feed (ThreatStream), NDR, SIEM, SOAR, and vulnerability management all run on the one data lake.
Yes — it's a core strength. Because application and network data share one lake, NIKSUN shows a transaction's full path and isolates the true root cause, ending the app-versus-network blame game.
Yes. NetOmni aggregates many NIKSUN units into one grid-based view across packets, flows, logs, SNMP, metrics, and traces — one console for the whole environment.
Yes. InfraPulse actively probes path latency, loss, routing, DNS, and services, and correlates every result with the real systems involved — so you move from "a path is slow" to the exact cause.
Common Criteria, DISA STIG compliance, and placement on the U.S. Department of Defense's Approved Products List (DoDIN APL), among others.
NIKSUN helps you meet and maintain NIST, CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FINRA, and more — backed by the complete, tamper-evident record auditors expect.
Role-Based Access Control gates any data — by type, location, or analytic — and any capability, for any user or AI agent. Verify everything, assume nothing, keep the record to prove it.
As far back as your retention allows. NIKSUN stores raw packets and enriched metadata, so you can go back in time and reconstruct any incident — the who, what, when and how — in seconds.
As long as you need. NetBin provides long-term archival that never overwrites — preserving raw PCAPs and enriched NKW data for the window your policies and regulators require.
Your data stays in your deployment. On-premises and air-gapped options keep it fully within your control, which is exactly what regulated and sovereign environments require.
It's modular. License the end-to-end platform, or specific product sets — LogWave (SIEM), NetDetectorLive (NDR), FlowAggregator, NetOmni, and more — starting with what you need today and expanding as you grow.
By consolidating many tools onto one platform and footprint (up to one-tenth the space), cutting the swivel-chair time that drives up MTTR, and reducing overlapping licensing and maintenance. The TCO calculator models the savings for your environment.
World-class support, 24×7×365, including managed assistance — plus robust training and courses, and rapid turnarounds on requested enhancements.
Request a demo to see it live on real traffic. If you want the fastest possible start, the SaaS deployment gets you going with the least setup.