These youngsters, however, go everywhere and hear everything. This group of intrepid men and women placed their lives at risk in the various theatres of war around the globe. They undertook many tasks similar in nature to the original Baker Street Irregulars, going everywhere and hearing everything, and were worthy successors to the name. Investigators from both government and private sectors are only now finding their way onto the Internet. The revolution in communication which is the Internet has brought with it new ways to harm society.
Unacceptable material is trafficked on the Internet.
There are nagging concerns over the vulnerability of electronic commerce. While new forms of encryption are lending some hope to business, those same innovations are liable to misuse by organised crime. Our mission is to provide technical and developmental support to investigative and intelligence professionals anywhere in the world, to assist them in the transition onto the Internet so they may better respond to emerging threats. If a professional gardener or plumber is good at his job, he is usually too busy doing work for his clients to look after things at home. We Baker Street Irregulars are a bit that way at this very moment.