Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection
Fri, 8th May 2026 (Today)
Infoblox has completed its acquisition of Axur, adding digital risk protection to its security portfolio.
The combination is designed to help organisations identify and disrupt threats beyond their own networks, including phishing sites, fake executive profiles, brand impersonation and exposed credentials. The service scans more than 40 million URLs a day across the web, social media platforms, mobile app stores and the dark web.
Following the transaction, Infoblox is launching Digital Risk Protection Services. The service uses AI to detect and validate external threats, then automates the takedown of malicious infrastructure.
Findings from the new service will also feed into Infoblox Threat Defence, allowing customers to block malicious destinations while takedown efforts are under way. This also helps security teams identify internal assets attempting to connect to those destinations and trace that risk back to the organisation.
Broader reach
The acquisition extends Infoblox's focus on DNS-based security into external channels where attacks are often prepared or launched. Axur has focused on threat discovery across the broader digital environment, including social platforms and the dark web, while Infoblox has built its threat intelligence around DNS signals.
Infoblox said the combined data and research teams will strengthen its threat intelligence operations by improving context around emerging attacks and attribution. It linked that need to attackers' growing use of AI to expand phishing, impersonation and fraud campaigns.
"Infoblox is extending its leadership in preemptive security by expanding its ability to take down malicious infrastructure before it can be weaponized against enterprises," said Scott Harrell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Infoblox.
"By combining Axur's external threat discovery, takedown and threat intelligence with Infoblox's DNS-based security and intelligence, we expand Infoblox's preemptive protection beyond enterprises' perimeter and into arenas like social media, app stores and the dark web," Harrell said.
Threat intelligence
Axur's technology and expertise will also be folded into Infoblox Threat Intel. That unit has focused on identifying and disrupting threats through DNS analysis, while Axur has monitored how those threats surface across online services used by consumers and businesses.
Dr. Renée Burton, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox, said the additional sources of information would widen the group's intelligence base.
"Axur brings highly complementary data sources and expertise that meaningfully expand our intelligence portfolio," said Dr. Renée Burton, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox.
"Together, we can connect external signals with DNS-level insight to give customers clearer visibility and more confidence in how they respond," Burton said.
Axur Chief Executive Officer Fabio Ramos said the transaction marked a new phase for the company as part of a larger security vendor with broader international reach.
"This is an important milestone for Axur," said Fabio Ramos, Chief Executive Officer of Axur.
"Becoming part of Infoblox allows us to scale our mission globally and combine external threat intelligence with deep network insight to deliver a more proactive, measurable approach to security, and establish the foundation for managing threats across the full attack surface," Ramos said.
Product integration
Infoblox said Digital Risk Protection Services will be the first component of a broader Exposure Management offering. That programme will be expanded in stages to give customers an ongoing view of risk across their attack surface.
The transaction also reflects a broader shift in cyber security spending towards tools that look beyond an organisation's internal environment. Security teams are increasingly seeking ways to spot fraudulent domains, social media impersonation and dark web activity before those threats turn into breaches, fraud or reputational damage.
Infoblox said it would integrate Axur's technology into its portfolio over time, with the first new service focused on external threat discovery, validation, takedown and blocking malicious destinations within minutes of discovery.