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Does being published in BankInfoSecurity get your brand cited by AI?
AI answer engines cited BankInfoSecurity in 14 of 29,566 measured answer runs (0.1%), on 2 of the 6 answer engines the Index measures, over 158 days of collection. It sits below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank, so its standing is still collecting.
Which AI engines cite BankInfoSecurity
Of the 6 answer engines the Machine Relations Index measures, Google AI Mode and Perplexity have cited BankInfoSecurity. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Google AI Overviews have not cited it in a measured answer run yet. It was cited on 11 of the 158 days the Index collected answers in this window.
Where BankInfoSecurity is cited most
Each row is one buyer category and one question shape the Index measures. The rank is against every source cited on that same set of answer runs, so a placement is worth most where the publication already ranks high for the question your buyer asks.
| Category | Question shape | Citation rate | Cited / observed | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | news and topic questions | 0.5% | 3 / 599 | #319 of 1,338 |
| Legacy News Topics | news and topic questions | 0.1% | 3 / 2,066 | #1,011 of 4,017 |
| AI Security & Privacy | how-to-choose questions | 0.8% | 2 / 248 | #137 of 440 |
| Cybersecurity | problem-first questions | 0.9% | 2 / 234 | #134 of 397 |
| AI Security & Privacy | is-it-worth-it questions | 0.4% | 1 / 249 | #235 of 481 |
| AI Security & Privacy | problem-first questions | 0.4% | 1 / 224 | #237 of 467 |
| Cybersecurity | how-to-choose questions | 0.4% | 1 / 248 | #244 of 422 |
AI funding rounds BankInfoSecurity reported
Presspool's record of announced AI startup funding lists 1 round with a BankInfoSecurity report among the sources that confirm it. The most recent was announced on 2026-10-14.
Harmonic Security raised $50 million (Series B)
Announced 2026-10-14 · BankInfoSecurity’s report · Presspool roster, week of 2026-10-12
Is a placement here worth pursuing?
Getting into BankInfoSecurity and becoming known for the right thing are different results. Coverage helps your position in AI answers when the article ties your company to a specific claim your buyers ask about, in a publication engines already cite on that question. The Index sees BankInfoSecurity cited most on news and topic questions in Cybersecurity (#319 of 1,338 sources cited on those answers), so that is where its standing is relevant.
You can pursue it yourself: find the editor or writer who covers your topic in BankInfoSecurity's recent bylines and pitch one specific, sourced angle. Either way, settle first what you want to be known for, and make the piece say it in terms specific enough for an engine to attach to your company; a general category explainer rarely does that.
An agency is worth it when you want several pieces to build one position rather than land a single article, or when you lack the time, the editor contacts or the writing to make each piece say the right thing. AuthorityTech, which publishes this page, is that kind of agency: it works out the narrative with you, picks the angle and the outlets already cited on your buyers' questions, writes the content, pitches and places it, and measures what AI engines cite afterwards, the practice it calls Machine Relations. No one can promise what an AI engine will cite, and nothing here implies BankInfoSecurity endorses AuthorityTech.
How this is measured
Every citation figure on this page is the Machine Relations Index’s, carried with its own denominator. The Index runs buyer questions against 6 answer engines and records which sources each answer cites. The Machine Relations Index is published by Machine Relations Research on machinerelations.ai, which AuthorityTech owns and operates. This release covers 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-21, 158 days of collection. A publication carries a published rank once it clears the Index's evidence floor of 10 observations across 7 collection dates; below it, the standing reads as still collecting. AuthorityTech does not compute these numbers. Machine Relations Index publishes them, release 2026-10-21, methodology mri_score_v2.1. The Index’s own profile of bankinfosecurity.com: BankInfoSecurity in the Machine Relations Index. The funding rounds are Presspool’s, from its weekly roster of announced AI startup funding and company records, which link each round’s sources.