The diagnosis
Sentinel Ridge still leads this sample on recommendations, carried by trade coverage and two vendor round-ups.
Read-only sample
Northwind Cyber (sample)
Cybersecurity · Day 90 rescan · 112 answers scored · ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode
Day 0 → Day 90
VAIV Score
3% → 14%
Cited in answers
4% → 16%
Surfaces recommending you
1 of 4 → 4 of 4
14%VAIV Score
Cited in 16.07% of answers
Competitive benchmark
Who AI recommends instead
Sentinel Ridge16.07% recommended · 13.39% cited
Bluewater Security12.50% recommended · 9.82% cited
Coastline Cyber9.82% recommended · 7.14% cited
Harbor Point Defense7.14% recommended · 4.46% cited
Ironvale Networks5.36% recommended · 2.68% cited
Northwind Cyber (sample)13.99% recommended · 16.07% cited
Named source gaps
The report traces the third-party sources backing competitors when Northwind Cyber is absent.
Your next moves
Priority actions rank earned media, trade media, top 10 lists, awards and third-party mentions.