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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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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0% 0% First reading
– Tanium Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% First reading
– TEHTRIS FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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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
1 cisa.gov Regulator 13.3% 3 of 4 24 3
2 ncsc.gov.uk Regulator 5.2% 4 of 4 29 4
3 youtube.com Social 6.0% 2 of 4 38 Not read
4 nist.gov Regulator 6.0% 4 of 4 18 Not read
5 ncsc.nl Regulator 2.6% 3 of 4 19 1
6 bund.de Regulator 2.6% 2 of 4 13 Not read
7 cyber.gouv.fr Regulator 2.1% 3 of 4 14 Not read
8 endpointindex.com Directory 3.6% 1 of 4 5 11
9 ftc.gov Regulator 4.3% 3 of 4 5 Not read
10 incibe.es Regulator 1.7% 3 of 4 10 1

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best endpoint security tools for small businesses English Bitdefender and Huntress, tied
protect company laptops from malware for small businesses English Bitdefender
how can a small business protect employee computers from cyberattacks English Microsoft Defender
how to stop malware from infecting company laptops English Microsoft Defender
managed endpoint protection vs in-house security for it teams English No brand recommended
¿Cuáles son las mejores soluciones de seguridad para endpoints para pequeñas empresas? Spanish Bitdefender, Microsoft Defender and Sophos, tied
¿Cómo pueden las empresas medianas proteger los portátiles de sus equipos de TI? Spanish No brand recommended
¿Cómo puede una pequeña empresa proteger los ordenadores de sus empleados frente a los virus? Spanish Microsoft Defender
¿Cómo puedo evitar el ransomware en los portátiles de la empresa? Spanish No brand recommended
Antivirus tradicional o detección basada en el comportamiento para pequeñas empresas Spanish 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