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Every day, millions of people type a web address into their browser, usually in a flurry of rapid keystrokes, and arrive exactly where they intended.

Infoblox has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, a prominent network intelligence and observability platform, in a move aimed at accelerating AI-driven network operations and enhancing visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Infoblox has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, the network intelligence and observability platform, in a deal that brings real-time traffic visibility together with authoritative DNS and network identity data at a moment when enterprises are handing greater operational responsibility to AI. The acquisition, announced on Thursday and subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions, positions the combined company to supply the continuous, high-fidelity data that agentic operations require to function with confidence across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious residential proxy business using an infrastructure comprising more than 230 lookalike domains.

Infoblox, the leading platform for preemptive security and critical network services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, a leading network intelligence and observability platform. Kentik provides real-time visibility across networks, applications and cloud environments, helping organisations optimise performance and accelerate AI-driven network operations.

Infoblox research suggests bogus downloads, lookalike brands, and fake reviews are helping build global supply chains for criminal internet traffic.

Infoblox announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, combining Infoblox’s authoritative DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM) data with Kentik’s network observability platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.