The most visible business cybersecurity tools in France, October 2026

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

Most cited source

cyber.gouv.fr

21citations

From Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

SentinelOne

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Qualys US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #22
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Secureworks US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #50
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Stormshield Endpoint Security Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #22
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Symantec US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 7#16
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Tanium Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #22
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– TEHTRIS FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #50
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– TG Soft Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #22
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ThreatDown US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #22
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ThreatLocker Unranked Too few answers Not measured 4= #20
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Trellix US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 7= #12
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 cyber.gouv.fr Regulator 15.0% 3 of 4 14 Not read
2 cisa.gov Regulator 8.3% 1 of 4 7 2
3 cybermalveillance.gouv.fr Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 9 Not read
4 youtube.com Social 8.3% 2 of 4 8 Not read
5 francenum.gouv.fr Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 4 1
6 nist.gov Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 6 Not read
7 av-test.org Review site 6.7% 4 of 4 4 9
8 cnil.fr Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
9 endpointindex.com Directory 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
10 eurenet.fr Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 18

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 Bitdefender, ESET, Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
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