On April 27, luxury German carmaker Porsche SE filed a criminal complaint to local authorities involving an alleged attempt in 2007 targeting company CEO Wendelin Wiedeking during a supervisory board meeting. At the time, a security contractor found a microphone planted in a baby monitor that had been left behind a sofa in Wiedeking’s hotel suite — a clumsy method of espionage, but potentially effective nonetheless. The discovery was made one day prior to a high-level meeting with Volkswagen, in which Porsche owns a 31 percent stake. The use of a security contractor to employ technical security countermeasures (TSCMs) was not only a smart move by Wiederking in 2007, but a wise decision for other players in today’s corporate environment. Industrial espionage is a common occurrence in the modern business world.