Move expands exposure management to tackle brand abuse, credential theft, and AI-enabled external threats
Infoblox has announced plans to acquire Axur, a global provider of AI-powered external threat protection, in a strategic move to expand its preemptive security capabilities beyond the traditional network perimeter. The acquisition is designed to help organizations combat rising threats such as brand impersonation, phishing, credential exposure, and fraud, which increasingly originate outside enterprise networks.
As cybercriminals adopt AI to scale phishing and impersonation campaigns across fake websites, social platforms, mobile apps, and search advertisements, traditional perimeter-based defenses are proving insufficient. Infoblox’s planned acquisition of Axur aligns with its broader exposure management strategy, enabling organizations to identify and disrupt threats earlier in the attack lifecycle, before they can be weaponized.
“Security teams must see and stop threats before they reach the network. Preemptive security is no longer optional—it’s essential.”
— Scott Harrell, President and CEO, Infoblox
Axur brings proven scale and operational maturity to the Infoblox portfolio, with AI-driven capabilities that automate external threat discovery, validation, takedown, and continuous monitoring. The platform is known for notifying new phishing detections in under four minutes and achieving nearly 99% takedown success rates, helping reduce attacker dwell time from days to hours.
Combined with Infoblox’s network-layer intelligence, organizations will be able to block communication with malicious infrastructure at the DNS level while takedowns are in progress. This dual approach—rapid external disruption paired with network-level controls—offers security teams faster containment and improved visibility into attacker infrastructure through asset and IP attribution.
Together, Infoblox and Axur aim to enhance preemptive security by detecting threats such as phishing sites, social media fraud, rogue mobile apps, and leaked credentials days or weeks before attacks reach users. Automation plays a central role, reducing manual investigation and response efforts while improving consistency and speed.
The combined capabilities will also help organizations protect brands, executives, customers, and employees from impersonation-driven financial fraud and account takeover attempts—threats that can cause significant reputational and financial damage.
Axur CEO Fabio Ramos noted that the integration will allow the company to scale its automation-driven approach globally, adding deeper network and security context to external threat disruption.
Infoblox and Axur will continue to operate independently until the transaction closes, which is expected in Spring 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. The acquisition underscores a growing industry shift toward preemptive, exposure-based security models built for an AI-driven threat landscape.
