A look at how Legit Security is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.
Legit Security is cited in 12 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Secrets Detection, Legit Security. It is absent on Application Security Posture Management, Software Supply Chain Security, Sdlc Security.
AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Legit Security is quoted in only 31% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.
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Differentiators it leads with: Application Security Posture Management, Software Supply Chain Security, Secrets Detection, SDLC Security.
Cited as a provider on Secrets Detection, Legit Security queries.
Appears alongside cycode.com, checkmarx.com, wiz.io.
See the full query-by-query breakdown →
| Topic | Presence in AI answers | Buyer intent |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets Detection | Owned | positioning |
| Legit Security | Owned | comparison |
| Application Security Posture Management | Invisible | positioning |
| Software Supply Chain Security | Invisible | positioning |
| Sdlc Security | Invisible | positioning |
| Appsec Risk Management | Invisible | positioning |
Problem Aware. overview queries: Legit Security appears on 2 of 6 themes.
Solution Aware. Owned on Secrets Detection, Legit Security; absent on Application Security Posture Management, Software Supply Chain Security, Sdlc Security.
Alternatives. 0 themes name the brand without citing it; 27 queries answer without it at all.
39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Legit Security's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.
| Query | Type | Legit Security in the AI answer | Top sources cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| best application security posture management | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, paloaltonetworks.com, crowdstrike.com |
| application security posture management vendors | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, cycode.com, snyk.io |
| application security posture management solutions | Positioning | Absent | blackduck.com, gartner.com, crowdstrike.com |
| application security posture management software | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, blackduck.com, paloaltonetworks.com |
| application security posture management platform | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, cycode.com, armorcode.com |
| top application security posture management providers | Positioning | Cited | gartner.com, peerspot.com, stackhawk.com |
| application security posture management comparison | Positioning | Absent | paloaltonetworks.com, contrastsecurity.com, cycode.com |
| best software supply chain security | Positioning | Absent | aws.amazon.com, redhat.com, endorlabs.com |
| software supply chain security vendors | Positioning | Absent | tldrsec.com, blackduck.com, redhat.com |
| software supply chain security solutions | Positioning | Cited | checkmarx.com, blackduck.com, paloaltonetworks.com |
| software supply chain security software | Positioning | Absent | redhat.com, wiz.io, anchore.com |
| software supply chain security platform | Positioning | Absent | about.gitlab.com, redhat.com, anchore.com |
| top software supply chain security providers | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, aikido.dev, checkmarx.com |
| software supply chain security comparison | Positioning | Absent | sciencedirect.com, oligo.security, wiz.io |
| best secrets detection | Positioning | Cited | cycode.com, reddit.com, safeguard.sh |
| secrets detection vendors | Positioning | Cited | cycode.com, orca.security, checkmarx.com |
| secrets detection solutions | Positioning | Absent | cycode.com, reversinglabs.com, wiz.io |
| secrets detection software | Positioning | Cited | cycode.com, checkmarx.com, github.com |
| secrets detection platform | Positioning | Absent | orca.security, cycode.com, entro.security |
| top secrets detection providers | Positioning | Absent | cycode.com, appsecsanta.com, safeguard.sh |
| secrets detection comparison | Positioning | Cited | arxiv.org, docs.gitlab.com, orca.security |
| best sdlc security | Positioning | Absent | cycode.com, wiz.io, snyk.io |
| sdlc security vendors | Positioning | Absent | cobalt.io, cycode.com, oligo.security |
| sdlc security solutions | Positioning | Absent | oligo.security, youtube.com, ox.security |
| sdlc security software | Positioning | Cited | oligo.security, paloaltonetworks.com, youtube.com |
| sdlc security platform | Positioning | Absent | cycode.com, paloaltonetworks.com, ox.security |
| top sdlc security providers | Positioning | Cited | cycode.com, checkmarx.com, aquasec.com |
| sdlc security comparison | Positioning | Absent | oligo.security, paloaltonetworks.com, newrelic.com |
| best appsec risk management | Positioning | Absent | wiz.io, cycode.com, endorlabs.com |
| appsec risk management vendors | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, veracode.com, endorlabs.com |
| appsec risk management solutions | Positioning | Absent | contrastsecurity.com, wiz.io, veracode.com |
| appsec risk management software | Positioning | Absent | wiz.io, paloaltonetworks.com, youtube.com |
| appsec risk management platform | Positioning | Absent | blackduck.com, checkmarx.com, wiz.io |
| top appsec risk management providers | Positioning | Absent | gartner.com, marketsandmarkets.com, cycode.com |
| appsec risk management comparison | Positioning | Absent | phoenix.security, cybersectools.com, arnica.io |
| alternatives to Legit Security | Comparison | Cited | gartner.com, legitsecurity.com, gcom.pdo.aws.gartner.com |
| Legit Security vs Snyk | Comparison | Cited | info.legitsecurity.com, peerspot.com, cycode.com |
| Legit Security vs Cycode | Comparison | Cited | reddit.com, legitsecurity.com, cycode.com |
| Legit Security vs Apiiro | Comparison | Cited | legitsecurity.com, apiiro.com, appsecsanta.com |
Legit Security is cited in 12 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.
Legit Security presents as application security posture management, software supply chain security, secrets detection, SDLC security, AppSec risk management. AI Overviews cite it on Secrets Detection, Legit Security and it is absent on Application Security Posture Management, Software Supply Chain Security, Sdlc Security.
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days
Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days
Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days
| Domain AI cites | Pages | Context |
|---|---|---|
| cycode.com | 22 | Cited on 22 of the queries we tested. |
| checkmarx.com | 18 | Cited on 18 of the queries we tested. |
| wiz.io | 17 | Cited on 17 of the queries we tested. |
| paloaltonetworks.com | 14 | Cited on 14 of the queries we tested. |
| youtube.com | 14 | Cited on 14 of the queries we tested. |
| blackduck.com | 11 | Cited on 11 of the queries we tested. |
| veracode.com | 10 | Cited on 10 of the queries we tested. |
| gartner.com | 9 | Cited on 9 of the queries we tested. |
| snyk.io | 9 | Cited on 9 of the queries we tested. |
| oligo.security | 9 | Cited on 9 of the queries we tested. |
See which queries each peer won →
Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Legit Security on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.
| Peer | How AI frames it |
|---|---|
| cycode.com | Cited on 22 of the tested queries. |
| checkmarx.com | Cited on 18 of the tested queries. |
| wiz.io | Cited on 17 of the tested queries. |
| paloaltonetworks.com | Cited on 14 of the tested queries. |
| youtube.com | Cited on 14 of the tested queries. |
| blackduck.com | Cited on 11 of the tested queries. |
| veracode.com | Cited on 10 of the tested queries. |
| gartner.com | Cited on 9 of the tested queries. |