Appendix Methodology References Quantitative research for this study was conducted by Microsoft Security in partnership with MDC 1. 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report, May 2024 Research Group in June 2024. A total of 402 surveys were completed by enterprise business IT 2. Gartner®, Innovation Guide for Generative AI Models, Arun and data security-decision makers, with consumers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and other Chandrasekaran, Arnold Gao, Ben Yan, August 26, 2024. GARTNER is global English markets. Survey respondents were employed full time at an enterprise company with a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its 1,000 or more employees. afÏliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. In a separate study, qualitative and quantitative research was conducted by Microsoft Security in 3. First Annual Generative AI study: Business Rewards vs. partnership with Answers Research in July 2024. A total of 15 60-minute in-depth interviews were Security Risks, ISMG, Q3 2023 conducted with participants who were employed full-time in an ITDM, SDM, or TDM role, as a C-suite, C-1, or C-2 level in a company with 5,000+ employees. A total of 409 surveys were completed by enterprise IT, technical, and data security-decision makers in the US in a company with 1,000+ employees.