The concept is commonly used in military tactical modelling and scientific simulation; and is connected to the idea of shielding friendly forces (as well as foes) from detection and deception.
[2] Carlo Kopp identified in 2002 that 'deception and Mimicry is the insertion of intentionally misleading information.
[4] The concept of mimicking operations simulates activity that resembles a bacterial attack on a large and complex organism.
[3] The development of mimicking operations has been influenced by biology, ecology and the workings of the natural world.
In the case of terrorism, an individual with few resources is likely to adapt a mimicking strategy, and seek to camouflage themselves.