ABSTRACT
As long as armies, business competitors, or corporate entities have wanted to gain an advantage over their adversaries, there have been spies. Human spies gain information in various ways. To accomplish their goal, they try to get the opposition’s strategic plans and transmit them to others who will determine the best use for the information. Some spy assignments are very short term, such as breaking into a place and stealing plans or taking photographs of classified material. However, there are long-term “undercover” agents, commonly called “moles,” who work their way into positions of trust and confidence. After many months, and in some cases years, of working in the industry, corporation, or government, they will begin feeding information back to their employer.
