Editing Industrial espionage (section)

==Target industries==
[[File:Lincoln MKC test vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|During testing, automakers commonly disguise upcoming car models with [[camouflage]] paint patterns designed to obfuscate the vehicle's lines. Padded covers or deceptive decals are also often used. This is also to prevent motoring media outlets from spoiling the model before its planned reveal.]] 
Economic and industrial espionage is most commonly associated with [[Technology company|technology-heavy industries]], including [[Software|computer software]] and [[Computer hardware|hardware]], [[biotechnology]], [[aerospace]], [[telecommunications]], [[transport]]ation and [[Engine|engine technology]], [[automobiles]], [[machine tools]], [[Electrical power industry|energy]], [[Material sciences|materials]] and [[coatings]] and so on. [[Silicon Valley]] is known to be one of the world's most targeted areas for espionage, though any industry with information of use to competitors may be a target.{{sfn|Nasheri|2005|p=9}}