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About microsoft.com (Tech Companies)

This page provides details about microsoft.com (Tech Companies) which was ranked #26 out of 134 in the list of sources (5 citations (1.8% share)) in answers from AI models (Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 1 question: "If I'm looking to get into Cybersecurity, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: Zscaler.

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Perplexity Sonar (with search) (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Cybersecurity, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] nies to Watch in 2026 - Callbox Inc.](https://www.callboxinc.com/growth-hacking/leading-cybersecurity-companies/) Official sites: [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com), [CrowdStrike](https://www.crowdstrike.com), [Fortinet](https://www.fortinet.com), [Cisco](https://www.cisco.com), [Microsoft Security](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security), [Zscaler](https://www.zscaler.com), [Check Point](https://www.checkpoint.com), [SentinelOne](https://www.sentinelone.com), [Rapid7](https://www.rapid7.com).[Top 50 Best Cybersecurity Companies in 2025 - Cyber Press](https://cyberpress.org/best-cybersecurity-companies/)[Top 10 Cybersecurity Compan [...]

microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-endpoint December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (3 citations)

If I'm looking to get into Cybersecurity, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] sec, etc.): [SANS Institute](https://www.sans.org/) and [Offensive Security](https://www.offsec.com/) ## 3) Most trusted security brands + products/services you’ll see in the field A practical “map” of major categories (useful for understanding stacks and job descriptions): ### Endpoint / EDR - [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-endpoint) - [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://www.crowdstrike.com/products/endpoint-security/falcon-insight-xdr/) - [SentinelOne Singularity](https://www.sentinelone.com/platform/) ### Identity & access (IAM/SSO/MFA) - [Okta](https://www.okta.com/) - [Microsoft Entra ID](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ [...]

microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-endpoint December 30, 2025

[...] ons/) ## 4) Reputable companies/providers to know (by role in the ecosystem) ### Incident response / consulting - [Mandiant (Google Cloud)](https://www.mandiant.com/) - [CrowdStrike Services](https://www.crowdstrike.com/services/) ### Threat intelligence / DFIR research orgs (high signal) - [Microsoft Security Blog](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/) - [Unit 42 (Palo Alto Networks)](https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/) - [Talos (Cisco)](https://talosintelligence.com/) - [Sophos X-Ops](https://news.sophos.com/en-us/tag/sophos-x-ops/) ## 5) Influential experts & reviewers to follow (high-signal, reputable) - [Bruce Schneier](https://ww [...]

microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog December 30, 2025

[...] usiness/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-endpoint) - [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://www.crowdstrike.com/products/endpoint-security/falcon-insight-xdr/) - [SentinelOne Singularity](https://www.sentinelone.com/platform/) ### Identity & access (IAM/SSO/MFA) - [Okta](https://www.okta.com/) - [Microsoft Entra ID](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id) - Hardware MFA keys: [YubiKey (Yubico)](https://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey/) ### Network security (firewalls / NGFW) - [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/) - [Fortinet FortiGate](https://www.fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall) ### SIEM / XDR / SecOps p [...]

microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (1 citation)

If I'm looking to get into Cybersecurity, who and what should I know about? Include the most trusted brands, recommended products and services, reputable companies and providers, influential experts and reviewers to follow, helpful communities and resources, important events and conferences, notable startups disrupting the space, and key publications and media channels to stay informed.

[...] **Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)**: CrowdStrike [CrowdStrike](https://www.crowdstrike.com/) – Known for Falcon platform. - **Network Security**: Palo Alto Networks [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/) – Leader in next-gen firewalls. - **Cloud Security**: Microsoft Security [Microsoft Security](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security) and AWS Security [AWS Security](https://aws.amazon.com/security/). - **Managed Services**: Mandiant (Google Cloud) [Mandiant](https://www.mandiant.com/) – Incident response experts. - **Consulting Firms**: Deloitte Cyber [Deloitte Cyber](https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/risk/solutions/cyber-r [...]

microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/endpoint-security/microsoft-defender-endpoint December 30, 2025