Best cybersecurity consulting and assessments, according to AI

Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 972 AI responses · See how Parse measures this

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) leads, named in 29% of answers, ahead of Center for Internet Security (CIS) at 17% and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) at 12%.

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Best Cybersecurity Consulting and Assessments, According to ChatGPT & Google AI | Parse

#	Brand	What AI says	Mention rate
1	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Foundational source for risk management and cybersecurity assessment frameworks.	Foundational source for risk management and cybersecurity assessment frameworks.	29%
2	Center for Internet Security (CIS)		17%
3	International Organization for Standardization (ISO)		12%
4	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Provides essential tabletop exercise guidance and cybersecurity performance goals.	Provides essential tabletop exercise guidance and cybersecurity performance goals.	8%
5	AlertMedia		7%
6	Alphabet		6%
7	EverbridgeCommonly cited in tabletop exercise guides for incident coordination.	Commonly cited in tabletop exercise guides for incident coordination.	5%
8	Ready.gov		4%
9	CyCognito		4%
10	Nexight Group		4%
11	Microsoft		3%
12	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Maintains highest mention rate through emergency management and tabletop exercise guidance.	Maintains highest mention rate through emergency management and tabletop exercise guidance.	3%
13	Mitnick Security		3%
14	PreparedEx		2%
15	U.S. Department of Transportation		2%
16	Fort1		2%
17	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)		2%
18	PCI Security Standards Council		2%
19	LinkedIn		2%
20	Unison Risk Advisors		2%
21	Palmetto Technology Group		2%
22	Purplesec		2%
23	Schellman		2%
24	Offensive Security		2%
25	TechTarget		2%
26	Gartner		2%
27	Sygnia		2%
28	Triaxiom Security		2%
29	SecurityScorecard		2%
30	Cloud Security Alliance		2%
31	Synack		1%
32	Centraleyes		1%
33	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)		1%
34	Senscy		1%
35	Global Guardian		1%
36	Business.com		1%
37	Wikipedia		1%
38	CSO Online		1%
39	Digitalocean		1%
40	Defendify		1%
41	Stott and May		1%
42	Evalian		1%
43	Alert Software		1%
44	BizTech Magazine		1%
45	Vumetric		1%
46	TCM Security		1%
47	Atlantic Data Security		1%
48	Cobalt		1%
49	North Carolina		1%
50	Sprinto		<1%
51	Productboard		<1%
52	Pediatric Pandemic Network		<1%
53	Crisis Consultant		<1%
54	AICPA & CIMA		<1%
55	SentinelOne		<1%
56	Petronella Tech		<1%
57	NuHarbor Security		<1%
58	BitSight		<1%
59	Quora		<1%
60	Pingzine		<1%
61	Coalition		<1%
62	Bluefire Red Team		<1%
63	Secure Ideas		<1%
64	AlertFind		<1%
65	State of Illinois		<1%
66	Threat Intelligence		<1%
67	United Educators		<1%
68	University of Wisconsin–Madison		<1%
69	Sourcepass		<1%
70	SecureSlate		<1%
71	CrowdStrike		<1%
72	Reddit		<1%
73	Kuali		<1%
74	Bugcrowd		<1%
75	Box		<1%
76	Thoropass		<1%
77	Picus Security		<1%
78	IT Pro		<1%
79	Verizon		<1%
80	BankInfoSecurity		<1%
81	Federal Communications Commission		<1%
82	Continuing Care Safety Association		<1%
83	RedSec Labs		<1%
84	Springer Nature		<1%
85	Unisense Advisory		<1%
86	Crises Control		<1%
87	Contentsquare		<1%
88	RCM&D		<1%
89	CyberAdvisors		<1%
90	SHI		<1%
91	Okta		<1%
92	Control D		<1%
93	Medium		<1%
94	N-able		<1%
95	Info-Tech Research Group		<1%
96	University of Minnesota		<1%
97	Bright Defense		<1%
98	Logically		<1%
99	Codific		<1%
100	WeSecureApp		<1%

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Who wins on each AI

ChatGPT favors government and standards-based sources like FEMA and ISO, while Google AI Overviews heavily relies on third-party commercial cybersecurity provider blog content.

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Mention rate on each AI platform, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
NIST Cybersecurity Framework	14%	25%
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	26%	13%
CIS Controls	13%	16%
Center for Internet Security (CIS)	19%	10%
ISO/IEC 27001	4%	13%

The two models disagree most about Google Workspace (ChatGPT #22, Google #6) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (ChatGPT #7, Google #22).

Sources AI cited

everbridge.com is the page AI reaches for most here, cited in 22% of analyzed answers.

Best cybersecurity consulting and assessments, according to AI

Best cybersecurity consulting and assessments, according to AI

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