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Contents

 * Executive Summary • 1
 * Scope Note • 2
 * I. The Strategic Threat of Cyber Economic Espionage • 4
 * II. Threats from Foreign Countries • 5
 * China: Persistent Cyber Activities • 5
 * Russia: A Sophisticated Adversary • 8
 * Iran: An Increasing Cyber Threat • 9
 * Targeted Technologies • 11
 * III. Emerging Threats • 12
 * Software Supply Chain Operations • 13
 * Foreign Laws Could Enable Intellectual Property Theft • 13
 * Foreign Technology Companies With Links to Host Governments • 14
 * Annex – Decreasing the Prevalence of Economic or Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace • 15