
| Vaultmarch Cyber | Nyxguard Security | Stillhaven Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site Speed (TTFB) TTFB averages 410ms on mobile, under the 600ms target. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 2 | Core Web Vitals Core Web Vitals are close but not all in the green range yet on key pages. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 3 | Server-Side Rendering or Static HTML Your main content is in the page's HTML, so AI can read it without running JavaScript. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 4 | Mobile-First Optimization The mobile viewport tag is set up correctly. | In place | In place | In place |
| 5 | Robots.txt - AI Crawler Access robots.txt does not block any major AI crawler. | In place | In place | In place |
| 6 | LLMs.txt Implementation No llms.txt file to point AI crawlers to your key pages. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 7 | Organization Schema Organization schema is present with your basic identity, but it does not list your certifications. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 8 | Article Schema Recent blog posts have partial Article schema. Author and headline are there, but publish dates are missing on several. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 9 | Product/Service Schema Your service pages describe what you sell in words, but most are missing Service schema, so AI cannot read your offering as structured facts. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 10 | HowTo Schema No HowTo schema on your how-to or incident-response content. | Missing | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 11 | Person Schema Some pages have Person schema, but it does not link those people to your organization or their other profiles. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 12 | Breadcrumb Schema Interior pages have breadcrumb schema, which shows AI where each page sits in your site. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 13 | Internal Entity Linking Some internal links connect related topics, with room to connect more to a single main page. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 14 | External Entity Linking Few links out to trusted sources like NIST or CISA that AI reads as backup. | Needs improvement | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 15 | AI-Optimized Metadata Most pages have clear, unique titles and descriptions. A few service pages still use filler. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 16 | Hub-and-Spoke Content Architecture Your resources hub links out to related pages, which AI reads as a topic cluster. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 17 | Contextual Anchor Text Under half of your internal links use descriptive wording. Many still say 'learn more' or 'read more'. | Needs improvement | Needs improvement | Needs improvement |
| 18 | Link Equity Distribution Your main service pages get a fair share of internal links. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 19 | NAP Consistency - Website (Location-Based) Address and phone are listed. Full consistency is confirmed by hand. | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated |
| 20 | NAP Consistency - External (Location-Based) Confirmed in the full Benchmark. | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated |
| 21 | LocalBusiness Schema (Location-Based) You are mainly a remote service, so this physical-location check does not apply. | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated |
| Vaultmarch Cyber | Nyxguard Security | Stillhaven Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Authoritative Backlinks - Quality Some quality backlinks are present. The full read is in the Benchmark. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 23 | Authoritative Backlinks - Relevance Backlink relevance is mixed. Several links come from low-relevance directories. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 24 | Backlink Diversity Your backlinks come from only a few domains. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 25 | Third-Party Media Mentions Little recent coverage in security or trade press. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 26 | Unlinked Brand Mentions No unlinked brand mentions found yet. | Missing | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 27 | Expert Source Appearances No founder or staff quoted as experts in industry press. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 28 | Published Case Studies Case studies are published on the site. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 29 | Case Study Metrics Case studies describe the work but rarely give specific results. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 30 | Review Platform Presence You are listed on at least one review site (G2). | In place | In place | Not yet evaluated |
| 31 | Average Review Rating You have a public review rating. | In place | In place | Not yet evaluated |
| 32 | Review Schema Implementation No review schema, so AI cannot quote your rating directly. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 33 | Testimonials on Website Named client testimonials are on the site. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 34 | Author Bios - Completeness Blog author bios are thin and inconsistent. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 35 | Author Bios - Person Schema Author bios do not use Person schema. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 36 | LinkedIn Presence Your company LinkedIn and leader profiles are linked from the site. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 37 | Social Verification Social profiles are present but not consistently verified or linked together. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 38 | Cross-Platform Linking Your schema lists few profile links, so AI struggles to confirm you are the same company across the web. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 39 | Industry Recognition No analyst recognition, awards, or certification badges that AI can read on your homepage or About page. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 40 | Partnership/Integration Badges Partner badges need a manual check to tell real partnerships from decorative logos. | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated | Not yet evaluated |
| 41 | Original Research No original research or threat reports the industry can cite. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 42 | Proprietary Frameworks A named security method or framework is documented on the site. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| Vaultmarch Cyber | Nyxguard Security | Stillhaven Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Core Page Text Rendering Your pages' HTML holds about 88% of what shows on screen, so AI can read it. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 44 | Tables for Comparison No comparison or pricing table. Custom work may limit this, but a simple capability table would help. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 45 | Answer-First Structure Service pages open with positioning copy instead of a direct answer to the buyer's question. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 46 | Descriptive H2/H3 Headings Most headings are descriptive, and several are written as buyer questions. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 47 | Heading Hierarchy Heading order is clean across the pages we checked. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 48 | Paragraph Length Most paragraphs are short, which AI can pull from easily. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 49 | Dedicated FAQ Pages You have a dedicated FAQ page. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 50 | FAQ Breadth The FAQ covers only a few questions, so it matches fewer of the questions buyers ask. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 51 | FAQ Schema Implementation The FAQ page has no FAQ schema, so AI cannot lift the answers directly. | Missing | In place | Missing |
| 52 | Question-Based Optimization Content is only partly built around the questions buyers ask AI. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 53 | How-To Content Volume No step-by-step guides for common security situations. | Missing | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 54 | Step Structure How-to content is written as prose, with no numbered steps. | Missing | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 55 | Use Case Content Few use-case or industry pages for specific buyer situations. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 56 | Comparison Content Some comparison content is in place. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 57 | Differentiation Clarity Your difference from competitors is stated clearly. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 58 | Content Freshness Most pages were updated in the past year. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 59 | Evergreen Content Refresh Cornerstone pages do not show a refresh date. | Needs improvement | In place | Missing |
| 60 | About Page Completeness Your About page covers mission, story, and leadership. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 61 | About Page Structure Your About page is well organized with clear sections. | In place | In place | Needs improvement |
| 62 | Leadership/Team Pages You have a leadership or team page with named roles. | In place | In place | Missing |
| 63 | Team Member Details The team page is a shallow grid. Few members have full bios. | Missing | Needs improvement | Missing |
| 64 | Team Expertise Clarity Named leaders' bios tie their security credentials to the services you offer. | In place | In place | Missing |
These signals show what AI can read about you. The Benchmark goes further. It runs real buyer questions across the major AI tools to show where you get named, where competitors get named, and what that is worth.
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