Profile for Industrial espionage experts
Finance: Typically $10,000-$100,000 per task - can be larger - often 50% up front, 50% on completion or similar deals.
Time and Effort: Often weeks to months of effort for one or two people. Can be larger.
Group Size: Normally 1-5 - rarely larger.
Other resources: Often spy craft materials available at retail or over the Internet.
Often ex-intelligence operatives - an example to look at would be ex-KGB groups that provide extremes in ‘competitive intelligence’.