The most visible business cybersecurity tools in Italy, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Italy in Italian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Most cited source

cisa.gov

25citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

SentinelOne

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini 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
11 Fortinet US New entry 4 , range 1–24 4#11
4
  • : score 4 · #11
6% 0% None First reading
– Acronis SG Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
4% 0% None First reading
– Avast Business Hub CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading
– Avast Essential Business Security CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Avast Premium Business Security CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Avast Small Business Solutions CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
4% 2% None First reading
– AVG CZ Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Broadcom Carbon Black US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– BullWall DK Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None 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 teamsystem.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
12 cisecurity.org Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
13 expertinsights.com Review site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
14 github.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 helmon.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
16 html.it Media 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
17 ico.org.uk Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 1 Not read
18 insic.it Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 it-impresa.it Consultancy 3.3% 2 of 4 1 9
20 itechguides.com Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quali sono le migliori soluzioni di sicurezza degli endpoint per le piccole imprese? Italian Bitdefender
Come possono le aziende di medie dimensioni proteggere i portatili di lavoro dei team IT? Italian Microsoft Defender
Come può una piccola impresa proteggere i computer dei dipendenti dai virus? Italian Microsoft Defender
Come posso bloccare i ransomware sui portatili aziendali? Italian Microsoft Defender
Antivirus tradizionale o rilevamento comportamentale per le piccole imprese? Italian Bitdefender, ESET and Microsoft Defender, tied
Protezione on-premise o sicurezza degli endpoint gestita per le piccole imprese? Italian Bitdefender and Microsoft Defender, tied
Quali alternative ci sono all’installazione di un antivirus su ogni computer per le piccole imprese? Italian Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
Quali alternative ci sono alla revisione manuale degli avvisi di sicurezza per i piccoli team IT? Italian No brand recommended
Sono l’amministratore IT di un’azienda con 20 dipendenti. Quale protezione dovrei usare per i nostri portatili? Italian Microsoft Defender
Guido un team IT senza personale dedicato alla sicurezza. Come posso proteggere i computer aziendali? Italian Microsoft Defender

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

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