AI Phishing Defense Software in AI answers

Data as of Oct 22, 2026Based on 90 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Abnormal Security has a clear lead in recommendations for sophisticated, zero-day phishing defense. Microsoft Defender is the usual answer when buyers ask about analyzing suspicious emails and attachments for malicious content.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Mentioned in	Recommended for
1	Abnormal Security 66% Behavioral AI for detecting subtle anomalies in sophisticated phishing attacks	66%	Behavioral AI for detecting subtle anomalies in sophisticated phishing attacks
2	Proofpoint 50% Multi-layered threat intelligence for sophisticated phishing and malware	50%	Multi-layered threat intelligence for sophisticated phishing and malware
3	Check Point Harmony Email Security Check Point product line 34% AI protection for identifying and blocking zero-day phishing attacks	34%	AI protection for identifying and blocking zero-day phishing attacks
3	Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Microsoft product line 31% Email security for organizations invested in Microsoft 365	31%	Email security for organizations invested in Microsoft 365
3	Darktrace Email Darktrace product line 31% Adaptive AI for anomalous content and social engineering signals	31%	Adaptive AI for anomalous content and social engineering signals
3	IRONSCALES 26% Mailbox-level protection for BEC and phishing detection	26%	Mailbox-level protection for BEC and phishing detection
7	Microsoft Defender Microsoft product line 24%	24%
7	Mimecast 21% AI defenses against advanced phishing attacks	21%	AI defenses against advanced phishing attacks
9	Proofpoint Email Protection Proofpoint product line 16% Behavioral analysis for advanced threats and supplier fraud	16%	Behavioral analysis for advanced threats and supplier fraud
9	VirusTotal Owned by Alphabet 16% Checking suspicious emails and attachments for malicious content	16%	Checking suspicious emails and attachments for malicious content
9	Sublime Security 11%	11%
9	Microsoft Learn Microsoft product line 10%	10%
9	Dropzone AI 10%	10%
9	SphereMail 10%	10%
9	Microsoft 9%	9%
9	Darktrace 9%	9%
9	PhishingBox 9%	9%
9	Cloudflare Email Security Cloudflare product line 9%	9%
19	Barracuda Email Protection Barracuda product line 8%	8%
19	Intezer 7%	7%
19	INKY 7%	7%
19	StrongestLayer 7%	7%
19	Check Point MDR/MPR Check Point product line 7%	7%
19	Check Point 6%	6%
19	Mimecast Email Security Mimecast product line 6%	6%
19	Material Security 6%	6%
19	Barracuda Backup Barracuda product line 6%	6%
19	SlashNext Owned by Varonis 4%	4%
19	ANY.RUN 4%	4%
19	Joe Security 4%	4%
19	Google Workspace Alphabet product line 4%	4%
19	Vade Secure 3%	3%
19	Spambrella 3%	3%
19	Microsoft 365 Microsoft product line 3%	3%
19	Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft product line 3%	3%
19	PhishingSonar 3%	3%
37	Trend Micro 2%	2%
37	HoxHunt 2%	2%
37	Microsoft Security Copilot Microsoft product line 2%	2%
37	Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection Proofpoint product line 2%	2%
37	Barracuda 2%	2%
37	Check Point ThreatCloud AI Check Point product line 2%	2%
37	Menlo Security 2%	2%
37	Hybrid Analysis 2%	2%
37	VMRay 2%	2%
37	Gemini Alphabet product line 2%	2%
37	xorlab 2%	2%
37	ChatGPT Work OpenAI product line 2%	2%
37	Splunk Attack Analyzer Cisco product line 1%	1%
37	Joe Sandbox Mail Monitor Joe Security product line 1%	1%
37	Recorded Future 1%	1%
37	Google Workspace Security + Gemini 1%	1%
37	Google Cloud Threat Intelligence Alphabet product line 1%	1%
37	CrowdStrike 1%	1%
37	Living Security 1%	1%
37	PowerDMARC 1%	1%
37	Nexus AI 1%	1%
37	Varonis 1%	1%
37	Keeper Security 1%	1%
37	Google Owned by Alphabet 1%	1%
37	Tines 1%	1%
37	PhishTool 1%	1%
37	CrowdStrike Falcon for Email CrowdStrike product line 1%	1%
37	PhishSight 1%	1%
37	Cyvore Security 1%	1%
37	PhishScan 1%	1%
37	Google Store Owned by Alphabet 1%	1%
37	AI Security Mailbox Abnormal Security product line 1%	1%
37	Cloudflare 1%	1%
37	OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)1%	1%
37	Tessian 1%	1%
37	Cofense 1%	1%
37	Armorblox Cisco product line 1%	1%
37	ScamShield 1%	1%
37	PhishTank 1%	1%
37	Shieldera AI 1%	1%
37	Torq 1%	1%
37	BRSide 1%	1%
37	CanIPhish 1%	1%
37	Cisco Secure Email Cisco product line 1%	1%

Who leads each AI engine

ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search: =1Abnormal Security Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Proofpoint
Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode: =1Abnormal Security Check Point Harmony Email Security

Mentioned in on each engineChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, 53% on ChatGPT Search and 9% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Abnormal Security	67%	64%
Proofpoint	53%	47%
Microsoft Defender for Office 365	53%	9%
Check Point Harmony Email Security	18%	51%
IRONSCALES	7%	44%
Darktrace Email	22%	40%
Microsoft Defender	42%	7%
Mimecast	29%	13%
Proofpoint Email Protection	13%	18%
SphereMail	20%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25

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Leading brands by topic

Zero-day phishing detectionLed byAbnormal Security

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Zero-day phishing detection
- What email security features can identify and block novel phishing campaigns that use unknown malicious links or attachments?
- Which email security service is the best at using AI to detect and block sophisticated, zero-day phishing attacks?
- We're getting hit with sophisticated phishing attacks. What's an AI service that can analyze suspicious emails and attachments to determine if they are malicious?

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58% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. reddit.com, youtube.com, expertinsights.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.

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