Monday, February 13, 2012 - 19:53
Why?
To trace use of Janet, both legitimate and otherwise, helping to investigate and learn from security incidents. Whilst some network events are of a continuing nature, others may only occur sporadically and unexpectedly, and logging of activity can help us understand what took place in the past. Many networks now use Network Address Translation (NAT) or proxy devices that obscure the source of of a connection to the external world, which can prevent the timely investigation of serious incidents.
