The most visible business cybersecurity tools in United Kingdom, October 2026

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

Most cited source

ncsc.gov.uk

50citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, 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
– Check Point IL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Cisco Secure Endpoint US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Comodo GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Coro Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– CrowdSafe Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Cybereason Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Cyberoo Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Cynet IL Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Darktrace Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Datto EDR 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 expresscomputer.in Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 1
12 gartner.com Industry authority 3.3% 1 of 4 1 20
13 itechguides.com Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 1 17
14 nhimg.org Industry authority 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 nist.gov Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
16 office1.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
17 smallbusiness.co.uk Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 9
18 syn-star.co.uk Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 Not read
19 totaldefense.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 Not read
20 4datanet.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best endpoint security tools for small businesses English Bitdefender and Microsoft Defender, tied
protect company laptops from malware for small businesses English Microsoft Defender
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

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