Evidence floor met in this release.
Published segment leaderboard
Cybersecurity: Is it worth it in the Machine Relations Index
This leaderboard uses only the Cybersecurity / Is it worth it segment denominator: 131 observed answer runs across 7 dates.
Segment-specific denominator. Not the overall domain denominator.
Release floor: 7 dates.
Only released domains with evidence in this exact segment.
Leaderboard
Segment-specific cited sources
Rates, runs and rank are the producer's segment-specific values. Overall domain rates and engine breadth are not used as category rates.
| Rank | Source | Source role | Citation rate | Cited runs | Observed runs | Run dates | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 of 227 | Paloaltonetworks.compaloaltonetworks.com | Vendor-owned source | 28.24% | 37 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #2 of 227 | Cyware.comcyware.com | Other observed source | 25.19% | 33 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #3 of 227 | Redditreddit.com | Community and social platform | 19.08% | 25 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #4 of 227 | Swimlane.comswimlane.com | Other observed source | 15.27% | 20 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #5 of 227 | Sentinelone.comsentinelone.com | Vendor-owned source | 14.50% | 19 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #6 of 227 | Breachsense.combreachsense.com | Market and company database | 12.98% | 17 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #7 of 227 | Microsoft.commicrosoft.com | Vendor-owned source | 12.98% | 17 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #8 of 227 | Rapid7.comrapid7.com | Vendor-owned source | 12.98% | 17 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #9 of 227 | TechTargettechtarget.com | Editorial publication | 12.98% | 17 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #10 of 227 | Ibm.comibm.com | Vendor-owned source | 11.45% | 15 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #11 of 227 | Upguard.comupguard.com | Vendor-owned source | 11.45% | 15 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #12 of 227 | Cyberproof.comcyberproof.com | Other observed source | 10.69% | 14 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #13 of 227 | Intruder.iointruder.io | Other observed source | 10.69% | 14 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #14 of 227 | Bitsight.combitsight.com | Other observed source | 9.92% | 13 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #15 of 227 | Ionix.ioionix.io | Other observed source | 9.92% | 13 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #16 of 227 | Stellarcyber.aistellarcyber.ai | Vendor-owned source | 8.40% | 11 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #17 of 227 | Crowdstrike.comcrowdstrike.com | Vendor-owned source | 7.63% | 10 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #18 of 227 | Cycognito.comcycognito.com | Other observed source | 7.63% | 10 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #19 of 227 | Panorays.companorays.com | Other observed source | 6.87% | 9 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #20 of 227 | Slcyber.ioslcyber.io | Other observed source | 6.87% | 9 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #21 of 227 | Splunk.comsplunk.com | Editorial publication | 6.87% | 9 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #22 of 227 | Wiz.iowiz.io | Vendor-owned source | 6.87% | 9 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #23 of 227 | YouTubeyoutube.com | Search or media platform | 6.87% | 9 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #24 of 227 | Connectwise.comconnectwise.com | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #25 of 227 | Cybersecuritynews.comcybersecuritynews.com | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #26 of 227 | Huntress.comhuntress.com | Vendor-owned source | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #27 of 227 | Mediummedium.com | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #28 of 227 | Securityscorecard.comsecurityscorecard.com | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #29 of 227 | The Hacker Newsthehackernews.com | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #30 of 227 | Torq.iotorq.io | Editorial publication | 6.11% | 8 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #31 of 227 | Atlassystems.comatlassystems.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #32 of 227 | Censys.comcensys.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #33 of 227 | D3security.comd3security.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #34 of 227 | Fidelissecurity.comfidelissecurity.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #35 of 227 | Praetorian.compraetorian.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #36 of 227 | Tenable.comtenable.com | Other observed source | 5.34% | 7 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #37 of 227 | Bluevoyant.combluevoyant.com | Other observed source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #38 of 227 | Cmu.educmu.edu | Academic and government source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #39 of 227 | Csoonline.comcsoonline.com | Other observed source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #40 of 227 | Cybernx.comcybernx.com | Other observed source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #41 of 227 | Firemon.comfiremon.com | Other observed source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #42 of 227 | Group-ib.comgroup-ib.com | Other observed source | 4.58% | 6 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #43 of 227 | Evolvesecurity.comevolvesecurity.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #44 of 227 | Exabeam.comexabeam.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #45 of 227 | Externalsight.comexternalsight.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #46 of 227 | Guardian360.euguardian360.eu | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #47 of 227 | Hadrian.iohadrian.io | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #48 of 227 | Ituonline.comituonline.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #49 of 227 | Legba.applegba.app | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #50 of 227 | LinkedInlinkedin.com | Community and social platform | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #51 of 227 | Netspi.comnetspi.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #52 of 227 | Outpost24.comoutpost24.com | Editorial publication | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #53 of 227 | Simplico.netsimplico.net | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #54 of 227 | Vectra.aivectra.ai | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #55 of 227 | Virsec.comvirsec.com | Other observed source | 3.82% | 5 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #56 of 227 | Analyst1.comanalyst1.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #57 of 227 | Attaxion.comattaxion.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #58 of 227 | Checkpoint.comcheckpoint.com | Vendor-owned source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #59 of 227 | Cloudsek.comcloudsek.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #60 of 227 | Cotelligent.comcotelligent.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #61 of 227 | Cybersecfeed.comcybersecfeed.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #62 of 227 | Cyrebro.iocyrebro.io | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #63 of 227 | Filigran.iofiligran.io | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #64 of 227 | Fortifydata.comfortifydata.com | Market and company database | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #65 of 227 | Gartner.comgartner.com | Analyst and consulting research | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #66 of 227 | Ncsc.gov.ukncsc.gov.uk | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #67 of 227 | Safe.securitysafe.security | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #68 of 227 | Securitybrief.co.uksecuritybrief.co.uk | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #69 of 227 | Sedarasecurity.comsedarasecurity.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #70 of 227 | Synack.comsynack.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #71 of 227 | Vmray.comvmray.com | Other observed source | 3.05% | 4 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #72 of 227 | Bugcrowd.combugcrowd.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #73 of 227 | Centraleyes.comcentraleyes.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #74 of 227 | Cloudquery.iocloudquery.io | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #75 of 227 | Decryptiondigest.comdecryptiondigest.com | Editorial publication | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #76 of 227 | Deepwatch.comdeepwatch.com | Vendor-owned source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #77 of 227 | Immuniweb.comimmuniweb.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #78 of 227 | Logsign.comlogsign.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #79 of 227 | Lookout.comlookout.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #80 of 227 | Manageengine.commanageengine.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #81 of 227 | Netwitness.comnetwitness.com | Editorial publication | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #82 of 227 | Recordedfuture.comrecordedfuture.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #83 of 227 | Rishisec.comrishisec.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #84 of 227 | Rubrik.comrubrik.com | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #85 of 227 | Security Boulevard (Syndicated)securityboulevard.com | Editorial publication | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #86 of 227 | Strobes.costrobes.co | Other observed source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #87 of 227 | Sumologic.comsumologic.com | Vendor-owned source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #88 of 227 | TechRadartechradar.com | Editorial publication | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #89 of 227 | Trendmicro.comtrendmicro.com | Vendor-owned source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #90 of 227 | Zscaler.comzscaler.com | Vendor-owned source | 2.29% | 3 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #91 of 227 | Anomali.comanomali.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #92 of 227 | Arcticwolf.comarcticwolf.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #93 of 227 | Aviatrix.aiaviatrix.ai | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #94 of 227 | Complytec.comcomplytec.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #95 of 227 | Ctem.orgctem.org | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #96 of 227 | Cymulate.comcymulate.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #97 of 227 | Darkowl.comdarkowl.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #98 of 227 | Detectify.comdetectify.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #99 of 227 | Em360tech.comem360tech.com | Other observed source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
| #100 of 227 | Fortinet.comfortinet.com | Vendor-owned source | 1.53% | 2 | 131 | 7 | Unavailable |
Showing the first 100 rows from 227 observed domains.
Release and boundary
How to cite this segment
Cybersecurity / Is it worth it: 227 observed source domains in the leaderboard, 2026-05-10 to 2026-09-18, mri_score_v2.0, mri_score_v2.0+2026-09-18+8fa38e54dd0a, https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/cybersecurity/is_x_worth.
Release mri_score_v2.0+2026-09-18+8fa38e54dd0a; methodology mri_score_v2.0; generated 2026-09-18; window 2026-05-10 to 2026-09-18; artifact 8fa38e54dd0a.
MRI measures observed root-domain citations inside monitored prompts. Segment rates are conditional on this sample and do not claim recommendation quality, traffic, placement availability, or commercial performance.