Digital risk protection software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank digital risk protection software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Digital risk protection platforms used to detect brand abuse, impersonation, exposed data, external threats, and online attack surface risks. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
ZeroFox dominates this category with a visibility score of 62.5%, sitting more than 50 percentage points above the next closest competitors, Fortra and Recorded Future, both at 12.5%. The category average visibility is just 5.0%, meaning ZeroFox is performing at 12.5 times the average. This concentration of visibility in a single brand is unusual and signals that Google AI Mode is consistently surfacing ZeroFox in response to digital risk protection queries while largely ignoring the remaining 16 brands in the audit set.
Fortra presents a notable divergence between visibility and citation. Its citation rate of 25.0% actually doubles its visibility rate of 12.5%, suggesting AI responses reference Fortra as a trusted source even in contexts where it is not the primary subject of the answer. Recorded Future and SOCRadar both share 12.5% visibility but hold 0.0% citation rates, meaning they are named in AI responses but not linked or attributed. Five ranked brands, including BrandShield and CybelAngel, hold 0.0% on both metrics.
The cited sources list reveals that Google AI Mode is anchoring heavily on third-party review and analyst platforms. YouTube, G2, Gartner, and Peerspot all appear alongside brand-owned domains like zerofox.com and fortra.com. The presence of cybernx.com and reputation.house alongside established analyst sources indicates that AI is drawing from a mixed and relatively shallow source pool, which may partly explain why only four of the 20 audited brands achieve any measurable visibility at all.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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ZeroFox 0% → 62% · rank #0 → #1+62pp
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Fortra 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #2+12pp
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Recorded Future 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
zerofox.com
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62% | 38% | Google AI Mode |
ZeroFox leads with 62.5% visibility and 37.5% citation, both figures vastly exceeding the category averages of 5.0% and 3.1% respectively, making it the clear dominant presence in Google AI Mode. |
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| 2 |
fortra.com
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12% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Fortra's citation rate of 25.0% is double its visibility rate of 12.5%, an inversion suggesting AI treats it as a reference source more often than it surfaces it as a primary recommendation. |
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| 3 |
recordedfuture.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Recorded Future matches Fortra's 12.5% visibility but holds a 0.0% citation rate, meaning it is named in AI responses without being linked or attributed as a supporting source. |
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| 4 |
socradar.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
SOCRadar mirrors Recorded Future with 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citations, placing it in a tier of brands that appear in AI narratives but carry no direct citation weight. |
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| 5 |
brandshield.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
BrandShield holds a composite score of 0.0, with no visibility or citations recorded, placing it among the majority of audited brands that currently have no measurable presence in Google AI Mode. |
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| 6 |
constella.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
flare.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
cybelangel.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
bolster.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
group-ib.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
searchlightcyber.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
memcyco.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
spycloud.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
redpoints.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
outpost24.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
reliaquest.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
intel471.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
flashpoint.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
darktrace.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
microsoft.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on digital risk protection software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about digital risk protection software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in digital risk protection software?
ZeroFox leads decisively with 62.5% visibility and a composite score of 55.0, more than three times higher than the next closest brand, Fortra, which scores 16.2.
What is the average AI visibility for digital risk protection software brands?
The category average visibility is 5.0% and the average citation rate is 3.1%, with most brands in the 20-brand audit holding 0.0% on both measures.
Which sources does Google AI Mode cite most when answering digital risk protection queries?
The top cited sources include YouTube, G2, Gartner, Peerspot, zerofox.com, fortra.com, cybernx.com, and reputation.house, indicating a mix of review platforms, analyst sites, and brand-owned domains.
Are there brands that get cited by AI more often than they are mentioned?
Yes, Fortra's citation rate of 25.0% is double its visibility rate of 12.5%, suggesting AI uses Fortra content as a reference source even when Fortra is not the focal brand in a response.
How concentrated is AI visibility in this category?
Visibility is highly concentrated: ZeroFox alone accounts for 62.5% and only four of the 20 audited brands achieve any visibility above 0.0%.
Which AI engine is driving visibility in this category?
Google AI Mode is the top engine for all ranked brands in the audit, with no other engine recorded as a primary driver for any brand in the dataset.