AI Rankings · cybersecurity software · Australia
Assay by Black Shard, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for cybersecurity software, Assay by Black Shard came up in 2 of 181 answers. That puts it #72 of the 242 companies AI named in Australia.
Every time it came up, AI recommended it rather than just mentioning it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 181 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #72of 242 | 1% | 100% | 3.0 | 1 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #65of 119 | 2% | 100% | 4.0 | 1 of 60 |
 Gemini | 0 of 60 | ||||
 Google AI Mode | #66of 123 | 2% | 100% | 2.0 | 1 of 60 |
Google AI Mode names Assay by Black Shard most often, ChatGPT least. Microsoft leads on all 3 engines.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft98 answers ahead of you | 56% | 57% | 55% | 53% |
| 69 | 42Crunchlevel with you | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| 70 | Acronislevel with you | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| 71 | Airlock Digitallevel with you | 1% | 2% | 2% | |
| 72 | Assay by Black Shardyou | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Airlock Digital is level with you, Avast level with you.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described Assay by Black Shard when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
…internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and forgotten systems. [4] Assay by Black Shard — an Australian-focused option that scans internet-facing systems daily and maps findings to the…
an Australian-focused option that scans internet-facing systems daily and maps findings to the Essential Eight and SMB1001.
An Australian-built attack surface monitoring and scanning software by Brisbane-based cybersecurity firm Black Shard designed explicitly to catalogue exposed hosts, IPs, and certificates for local businesses.
AI states 2 facts about Assay by Black Shard
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 2 statements: 1 about the service and 1 about other things.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 2 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
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Fix what AI gets wrong
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