# NCC Group: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ncc-group

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Penetration testing as a service](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 11% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "shortlist NetSPI or NCC Group for broad enterprise coverage" (GPT-6 Luna, PTaaS)
- "For deep compliance-driven assessments, traditional consultancies like NCC Group or Bishop Fox provide the most thorough manual testing." (MiniMax M2.5, PTaaS)
- "Hands-on, in-depth testing across networks, apps, and cloud; broad attack surface coverage" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PTaaS)
- "If your product is code-centric ... this is a strong choice." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, PTaaS)

## And against it

- "avoid traditional enterprise security firms (like Mandiant or NCC Group, which often charge $20,000–$50,000+ per test)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, PTaaS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NCC Group, from 32 of the 36 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cloudsecuritypartners.com: 18
- stingrai.io: 17
- clutch.co: 12
- synack.com: 12
- techrepublic.com: 11
- atlantsecurity.com: 10
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 10
- versprite.com: 10
- cybri.com: 9
- bishopfox.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://cloudsecuritypartners.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 17
- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-enterprise-penetration-testing-companies-2026: 13
- https://clutch.co/it-services/cybersecurity/penetration-testing: 12
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-penetration-testing-companies: 11
- https://versprite.com/resources/blog/best-penetration-testing-firms-compared-2026: 10
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/penetration-testing-company: 9
- https://cybri.com/blog/best-network-penetration-testing-companies: 7
- https://synack.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 7

## In its own words

What NCC Group's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Leading Cyber Security & Managed Services (https://nccgroup.com/)
- For: the world's leading companies and governments (https://nccgroup.com/)
- Customers named: TikTok, Vodafone, Microlise, MPCH, Barclaycard, Transport for London, Tulane University, Siemens

## What it publishes

Every page nccgroup.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2692 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 322 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1358 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 637 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.