Critical Start: your
TOM Index snapshot

Cybersecurity brands buyers and AI notice first.

Cybersecurity 2026-07
119
Critical Start
Top of Mind
Top of Model
2.6
Composite
31.3

How AI sees Critical Start

Category Discovery 1.3
Buyer Scenarios 3.3
Executive Visibility 2.8

How buyers see Critical Start

Distinctiveness
Clarity 66.7
Trust 41.7
Resonance
Confidence 66.7

Category leaders

1
CrowdStrike
77.5
2
SentinelOne
70.1
3
Microsoft
65.4
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About the TOM Index

The TOM Index combines AI visibility and buyer perception signals to show which brands come to mind, shape the model set, and earn confidence. Learn more about our methodology

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