krebsonsecurity.com
DR 85by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 58/100
Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/computer_security
Top 139,160
Global Rank
United States 63%
Top Market
+47%
Monthly Trend
58% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

444,579

47.4% vs last month

Bounce Rate

58.2%

Pages / Visit

1.5

Avg. Session

36s

Domain Age

16.6 years

Traffic

#139,160Global Rank
#51,182Country Rank (840)
#132Category Rank · Computer_Security
Traffic Trend
47.4%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
31.2%
Direct
49.3%
Social
8.5%
Referral
7.0%
Paid
0.0%
Email
4.0%

Strong brand recognition: 49.3% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
62.7%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
4.1%
🇨🇦CanadaCA
2.9%
🇳🇱NetherlandsNL
2.5%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
1.9%
Top 3 countries account for 69.7% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
canvas6.3M$0.81$7.6K
shinyhunters654.9K$2.85$20.0K
shiny hunters220.7K$3.60$7.6K
shinyhunters hackers16.3K$0.00$1.8K
krebs on security4.0K$5.29$4.1K
SERP Rankings

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 49% — strong brand recognition

Traffic concentrated in United States (63%) — high geographic dependency

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

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Competitive Landscape

bugcrowd.com

bugcrowd.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Learn about the security landscape and its current challenges, specifically in the public sector, and ways crowdsourced security is being leveraged as a solution.

1.1M/mo+68%Aug 2012

Shares 3 keywords including "shinyhunters"

docontrol.io

docontrol.io

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Reach out to DoControl for expert SaaS security solutions tailored to your organization's needs. Get in touch today for a consultation.

37.8K/mo+181%Nov 2019

Shares 3 keywords including "shinyhunters"

insidehighered.com

insidehighered.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

A UCLA report says holistic services, financial aid, consistent staffing and social programming can help students who lack family support and guidance.

1.6M/mo+10%Oct 2004

Shares 2 keywords including "canvas"

varonis.com

varonis.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Applica in modo continuo e automatico le tue policy di sicurezza dei dati con l'automazione delle policy di Varonis.

433.0K/mo+8%Sep 2000

Shares 2 keywords including "shinyhunters"

vectra.ai

vectra.ai

🔗 2 keyword overlap

We protect modern networks from modern attacks. Vectra AI sees attackers' every move, connecting the dots across network, identity, and cloud.

202.8K/mo-3%Dec 2017

Shares 2 keywords including "shinyhunters"

Report based on data from May 2026

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