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title: "Which publications do AI engines cite for AI Security & Privacy buyers?"
description: "On best-in-category questions in AI Security & Privacy, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite AIMultiple, Botpress and CIO most often, out of 15 editorial publications cited across 195 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-security-privacy-buyers
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# Which publications do AI engines cite for AI Security & Privacy buyers?

On best-in-category questions in AI Security & Privacy, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite AIMultiple, Botpress and CIO most often, out of 15 editorial publications cited across 195 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-security-privacy-buyers
Category: AI Security & Privacy
Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06

## AI Security & Privacy: best-in-category questions

15 editorial publications cited across 195 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 1.5% | 3 / 195 |
| 2 | [Botpress](https://authoritytech.io/publications/botpress.md) | 1.5% | 3 / 195 |
| 3 | [CIO](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cio.md) | 1.5% | 3 / 195 |
| 4 | [noemamag.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/noemamag.md) | 1.0% | 2 / 195 |
| 5 | [The Digital Project Manager](https://authoritytech.io/publications/thedigitalprojectmanager.md) | 1.0% | 2 / 195 |
| 6 | [Turing Post](https://authoritytech.io/publications/turingpost.md) | 1.0% | 2 / 195 |
| 7 | [Ai Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-journal.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 195 |
| 8 | [blog.google](https://authoritytech.io/publications/blog.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 195 |
| 9 | [CNBC](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cnbc.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 195 |
| 10 | [daily.dev](https://authoritytech.io/publications/daily.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 195 |

## AI Security & Privacy: top-list questions

28 editorial publications cited across 164 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 6.7% | 11 / 164 |
| 2 | [Indiatimes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/indiatimes.md) | 5.5% | 9 / 164 |
| 3 | [Tech Times](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tech-times.md) | 5.5% | 9 / 164 |
| 4 | [IT Pro](https://authoritytech.io/publications/itpro.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 164 |
| 5 | [The Hacker News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-hacker-news.md) | 2.4% | 4 / 164 |
| 6 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 164 |
| 7 | [postquantum.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/postquantum.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 164 |
| 8 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 164 |
| 9 | [JD Supra](https://authoritytech.io/publications/jdsupra.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 164 |
| 10 | [PCMag](https://authoritytech.io/publications/pcmag.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 164 |

## AI Security & Privacy: how-to-choose questions

24 editorial publications cited across 189 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [CYBER WOW](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cyberwow.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 189 |
| 2 | [Developers Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/developersdigest.md) | 2.1% | 4 / 189 |
| 3 | [CIO](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cio.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 189 |
| 4 | [Finextra Research](https://authoritytech.io/publications/finextra.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 5 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 6 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 7 | [The Hacker News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-hacker-news.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 8 | [tomsguide.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tomsguide.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 9 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 189 |
| 10 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 189 |

## AI Security & Privacy: head-to-head comparisons

10 editorial publications cited across 172 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 5.8% | 10 / 172 |
| 2 | [LegalClarity](https://authoritytech.io/publications/legalclarity.md) | 1.7% | 3 / 172 |
| 3 | [In Plain English](https://authoritytech.io/publications/plainenglish.md) | 1.7% | 3 / 172 |
| 4 | [IJFMR](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ijfmr.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 172 |
| 5 | [techpolicy.press](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techpolicy.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 172 |
| 6 | [blog.google](https://authoritytech.io/publications/blog.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 172 |
| 7 | [InfoWorld](https://authoritytech.io/publications/infoworld.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 172 |
| 8 | [scitepress.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/scitepress.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 172 |
| 9 | [SC Media](https://authoritytech.io/publications/scworld.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 172 |
| 10 | [Security Boulevard](https://authoritytech.io/publications/security-boulevard.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 172 |

## AI Security & Privacy: is-it-worth-it questions

31 editorial publications cited across 189 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 7.4% | 14 / 189 |
| 2 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 189 |
| 3 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 189 |
| 4 | [SQ Magazine](https://authoritytech.io/publications/sqmagazine.md) | 2.1% | 4 / 189 |
| 5 | [Axios](https://authoritytech.io/publications/axios.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 189 |
| 6 | [IT Pro](https://authoritytech.io/publications/itpro.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 7 | [New Market Pitch](https://authoritytech.io/publications/newmarketpitch.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 8 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 9 | [SiliconANGLE](https://authoritytech.io/publications/siliconangle.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 189 |
| 10 | [AI News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/artificialintelligence-news.md) | 0.5% | 1 / 189 |

## AI Security & Privacy: problem-first questions

75 editorial publications cited across 164 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 16% | 26 / 164 |
| 2 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 13% | 21 / 164 |
| 3 | [tomsguide.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tomsguide.md) | 8.5% | 14 / 164 |
| 4 | [Axios](https://authoritytech.io/publications/axios.md) | 4.9% | 8 / 164 |
| 5 | [ABC News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/abcnews.md) | 4.3% | 7 / 164 |
| 6 | [The Tech Buzz](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techbuzz.md) | 4.3% | 7 / 164 |
| 7 | [Cybernews](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybernews.md) | 3.7% | 6 / 164 |
| 8 | [Reuters](https://authoritytech.io/publications/reuters.md) | 3.7% | 6 / 164 |
| 9 | [Ars Technica](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ars-technica.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 164 |
| 10 | [cybersecuritynews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecuritynews.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 164 |

## Which of these is worth pursuing?

Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage moves your brand where a publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks.

## How this is measured

Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's stratum citation rate, carried with its own denominator. Release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.

## Links

- [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md)
- [AI Security & Privacy in the Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/ai-security-privacy)
- [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)