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title: "Which publications do AI engines cite for Cybersecurity buyers?"
description: "On best-in-category questions in Cybersecurity, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite cybersecuritynews.com, Decryption Digest and TechRadar most often, out of 21 editorial publications cited across 134 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecurity-buyers
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# Which publications do AI engines cite for Cybersecurity buyers?

On best-in-category questions in Cybersecurity, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite cybersecuritynews.com, Decryption Digest and TechRadar most often, out of 21 editorial publications cited across 134 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecurity-buyers
Category: Cybersecurity
Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06

## Cybersecurity: best-in-category questions

21 editorial publications cited across 134 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [cybersecuritynews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecuritynews.md) | 19% | 25 / 134 |
| 2 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 13% | 17 / 134 |
| 3 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 10% | 14 / 134 |
| 4 | [TechRepublic](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techrepublic.md) | 9.0% | 12 / 134 |
| 5 | [Inside Cyber](https://authoritytech.io/publications/insidecyber.md) | 7.5% | 10 / 134 |
| 6 | [Channel Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/channelinsider.md) | 6.0% | 8 / 134 |
| 7 | [Logpresso Store](https://authoritytech.io/publications/logpresso.md) | 6.0% | 8 / 134 |
| 8 | [cyberpress.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cyberpress.md) | 5.2% | 7 / 134 |
| 9 | [eSecurity Planet](https://authoritytech.io/publications/esecurityplanet.md) | 5.2% | 7 / 134 |
| 10 | [cybermagazine.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybermagazine.md) | 4.5% | 6 / 134 |

## Cybersecurity: top-list questions

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

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechRepublic](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techrepublic.md) | 5.8% | 11 / 189 |
| 2 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 189 |
| 3 | [Growth Business](https://authoritytech.io/publications/growthbusiness.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 189 |
| 4 | [Security Boulevard](https://authoritytech.io/publications/security-boulevard.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 189 |
| 5 | [malware.news](https://authoritytech.io/publications/malware.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 189 |
| 6 | [The Boss Magazine](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-boss-magazine.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 189 |
| 7 | [cyberpress.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cyberpress.md) | 2.1% | 4 / 189 |
| 8 | [Financial IT](https://authoritytech.io/publications/financialit.md) | 2.1% | 4 / 189 |
| 9 | [cyberinfos.in](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cyberinfos.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 189 |
| 10 | [Indiatimes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/indiatimes.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 189 |

## Cybersecurity: how-to-choose questions

16 editorial publications cited across 190 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 6.8% | 13 / 190 |
| 2 | [SC Media](https://authoritytech.io/publications/scworld.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 190 |
| 3 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 4 | [LegalClarity](https://authoritytech.io/publications/legalclarity.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 5 | [Spiceworks](https://authoritytech.io/publications/spiceworks.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 190 |
| 6 | [Channel Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/channelinsider.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |
| 7 | [cyberpress.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cyberpress.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |
| 8 | [cybersecuritynews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecuritynews.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |
| 9 | [Help Net Security](https://authoritytech.io/publications/helpnetsecurity.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |
| 10 | [Indiatimes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/indiatimes.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 190 |

## Cybersecurity: head-to-head comparisons

21 editorial publications cited across 167 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 11% | 18 / 167 |
| 2 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 9.6% | 16 / 167 |
| 3 | [Tech Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tech-insider.md) | 7.2% | 12 / 167 |
| 4 | [Shattered](https://authoritytech.io/publications/shattered.md) | 5.4% | 9 / 167 |
| 5 | [crowdstrikereviews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/crowdstrikereviews.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 167 |
| 6 | [TechRepublic](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techrepublic.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 167 |
| 7 | [Questo Media](https://authoritytech.io/publications/questo.md) | 2.4% | 4 / 167 |
| 8 | [Axios](https://authoritytech.io/publications/axios.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 167 |
| 9 | [kasperskydaily.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/kasperskydaily.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 167 |
| 10 | [Spiceworks](https://authoritytech.io/publications/spiceworks.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 167 |

## Cybersecurity: is-it-worth-it questions

19 editorial publications cited across 191 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 13% | 24 / 191 |
| 2 | [cybersecuritynews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecuritynews.md) | 4.7% | 9 / 191 |
| 3 | [The Hacker News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-hacker-news.md) | 4.2% | 8 / 191 |
| 4 | [Outpost24](https://authoritytech.io/publications/outpost24.md) | 3.7% | 7 / 191 |
| 5 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 2.6% | 5 / 191 |
| 6 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 2.1% | 4 / 191 |
| 7 | [Security Boulevard](https://authoritytech.io/publications/security-boulevard.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 191 |
| 8 | [EM360Tech](https://authoritytech.io/publications/em360tech.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 191 |
| 9 | [Infosecurity Magazine](https://authoritytech.io/publications/infosecurity-magazine.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 191 |
| 10 | [techmagazines.net](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techmagazines.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 191 |

## Cybersecurity: problem-first questions

23 editorial publications cited across 184 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate.

| # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 4.3% | 8 / 184 |
| 2 | [LogicMonitor](https://authoritytech.io/publications/logicmonitor.md) | 3.3% | 6 / 184 |
| 3 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 2.7% | 5 / 184 |
| 4 | [Decryption Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decryptiondigest.md) | 2.2% | 4 / 184 |
| 5 | [Spiceworks](https://authoritytech.io/publications/spiceworks.md) | 2.2% | 4 / 184 |
| 6 | [cybersecuritynews.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybersecuritynews.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 184 |
| 7 | [reviewmyemails.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/reviewmyemails.md) | 1.6% | 3 / 184 |
| 8 | [IT Pro](https://authoritytech.io/publications/itpro.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 184 |
| 9 | [krebsonsecurity.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/krebsonsecurity.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 184 |
| 10 | [The Hacker News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-hacker-news.md) | 1.1% | 2 / 184 |

## 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)
- [Cybersecurity in the Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/cybersecurity)
- [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)