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Edition 01 · September 2026Function 01

Security operations

Detecting, investigating and reducing threats: SIEM, endpoint and extended detection, vulnerability and attack surface management, email security, awareness, data loss prevention, and the governance, risk and compliance that reports on it. 15 of 18 categories scored, 3 planned.

Standing in security operations

First-choice share across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, all twelve models, for the fifteen security operations categories scored in the September 2026 Edition.
Security operations
Extended detection and response
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
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Attack surface management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
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Third-party risk management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
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SOAR platforms
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
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Vulnerability management platforms
A different leader in every segment
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Penetration testing as a service
A different leader in every segment
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Security awareness training
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
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SIEM platforms
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
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Data loss prevention
One leader in all three segments
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Compliance automation
A different leader in every segment
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Email security
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
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Endpoint detection and response
A different leader in every segment
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GRC platforms
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
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Threat intelligence platforms
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.

Next in security operations

Planned categories are in the build queue and are scored exactly like every other.
Breach and attack simulation plannedPrivacy management plannedSecurity questionnaire automation planned