
Recourse Technologies
    
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        Recourse Technologies was a network security
company based in Redwood City, California
. Founded by Frank Huerta and Michael Lyle in February 1999, it was later acquired by Symantec
on July 17, 2002 for US$135 million.
Recourse's products included ManHunt, a network intrusion detection system
and security event manager
, and ManTrap, a
honeypot
.
Network security
In the field of networking, the  area of network security consists of the provisions and policies adopted by the network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of the computer network and network-accessible resources...
company based in Redwood City, California
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles  south of San Francisco, and 24 miles  north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...
. Founded by Frank Huerta and Michael Lyle in February 1999, it was later acquired by Symantec
Symantec
Symantec Corporation  is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
on July 17, 2002 for US$135 million.
Recourse's products included ManHunt, a network intrusion detection system
Network intrusion detection system
A Network Intrusion Detection System  is an intrusion detection system that tries to detect malicious activity such as denial of service attacks, port scans or even attempts to crack into computers by Network Security Monitoring  of network traffic.A NIDS reads all the incoming packets and tries to...
and security event manager
Security Event Manager
A security event manager   is a computerized tool used on enterprise data networks to centralize the storage and interpretation of logs, or events, generated by other software running on the network....
, and ManTrap, a
honeypot
Honeypot (computing)
In computer terminology, a honeypot is a trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems...
.


