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I picked Counterintelligence for this week$$s topic discussion. The FBI oversees identifying, stopping, and looking into intelligence$-$related operations in the United States. As a large portion of modern espionage is carried out through data theft from computer networks, cyber$-$espionage is rapidly taking shape.

Economic espionage damages the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars annually and jeopardizes our national security. These foreign rivals specifically want to obtain economic intelligence in cutting$-$edge technologies and prosperous American sectors$.$ Economic espionage has historically targeted high$-$tech and defense$-$related industries. However, recent FBI investigations have demonstrated that the threat affects all industries, regardless of size. Any business that has a trade secret product, method, or concept could be targeted. Any trade secret that isn't protected can be taken unlawfully.

Money, ideology, compromise, and ego $($MICE$)$ is the acronym used by the FBI to summarize motivations. A mix of these drives most spies. Although money may be the primary motivation, it is rarely the only one. Ideology is typically combined with aspects of the