We find evidence to prove whether a crime occurred, or didn't. However, in the more than 12 cases the team has worked on since coming on line in January, there has not been one case where team members have not found evidence on the computers. We have no choice but find new ways of doing things, new ways of dealing with the latest technologies. Computer systems are monitored at 41 bases worldwide by the Air Force Information Warfare Center. Maybe the bad guys have the upper hand for now, but Schmidt said his crew gets better every day at stopping them.
Computer criminals can run for a while.
But, eventually, we'll catch up with them as we find more and more of their high-tech hiding places.