The most visible business cybersecurity tools in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Most cited source

cisa.gov

111citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

CrowdStrike

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– OpenText Core Endpoint Protection Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– OPSWAT US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Qualys US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Secureworks US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Stormshield Endpoint Security FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Symantec US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Tanium Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– TEHTRIS FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– TG Soft Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– ThreatDown US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 reddit.com Community 3.3% 1 of 4 16 Not read
12 linkedin.com Social 2.9% 2 of 4 12 Not read
13 ico.org.uk Regulator 2.9% 3 of 4 2 Not read
14 techradar.com Media 3.1% 2 of 4 2 14
15 europa.eu Regulator 1.7% 2 of 4 8 Not read
16 av-test.org Review site 2.4% 4 of 4 7 9
17 cybermalveillance.gouv.fr Regulator 1.0% 2 of 4 9 Not read
18 pcmag.com Media 2.4% 2 of 4 3 5
19 gartner.com Industry authority 1.9% 3 of 4 1 20
20 itechguides.com Directory 1.9% 1 of 4 3 16

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
cele mai bune soluții de securitate pentru endpoint-uri pentru firme mici Romanian Bitdefender, ESET, Microsoft Defender and Sophos, tied
protejarea laptopurilor de serviciu pentru echipe it din companii mijlocii Romanian Microsoft Defender
cum poate o firmă mică să protejeze calculatoarele angajaților de viruși Romanian Microsoft Defender
cum să opresc ransomware-ul pe laptopurile de serviciu Romanian No brand recommended
antivirus tradițional versus detectarea comportamentului pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
protecție locală versus securitate endpoint gestionată pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
alternative la antivirusul instalat pe fiecare calculator pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
alternative la verificarea manuală a alertelor de securitate pentru echipe it mici Romanian Huntress and Microsoft Defender, tied
sunt administrator it la o firmă cu 20 de angajați, ce protecție folosesc pentru laptopuri Romanian Microsoft Defender
conduc o echipă it fără personal de securitate, cum protejez calculatoarele firmei Romanian Microsoft Defender

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured