The most visible endpoint security tools in Netherlands, October 2026

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

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

microsoft.com

38citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Bitdefender

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Palo Alto Cortex US Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Panda Security ES Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
3% 2% None First reading
– Qualys US Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Secureworks US Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Stormshield Endpoint Security Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Symantec US Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Tanium Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– TEHTRIS FR Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– TG Soft Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ThreatDown US Unranked Too few answers
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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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 microsoft.com Brand site 21.7% 4 of 4 27 3
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3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4 huntress.com Brand site 5.0% 2 of 4 3 1
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
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8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
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10 gartner.com Industry authority 5.0% 3 of 4 1 19

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best endpoint security tools for small businesses English Microsoft 365 Business Premium 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 No brand recommended
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

Method

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