Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper has taken a close interest in online security since his thesis on Internet encryption in the early 90s. That formed part of his BSC (Hons) in Computing and Informatics at the University of Plymouth. In those days, encapsulation techniques were just being formulated and Cooper kept an eye on those methodologies as they evolved into the VPN industry. Cooper went on to study an MSC in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Kingston University. He also holds an MSc Advanced Security and Digital Forensics from Edinburgh Napier University.

Cooper worked as a technical consultant, sitting DBA exams and specializing in Oracle Applications. With a long experience as a programmer, Cooper is able to assess systems by breaking into programs and combing through the code. Knowledge of IT development and operations working practices helps him to focus his reviews on the attributes of software that are really important to IT professionals.

After working as an IT consultant across Europe and the USA, he has become adept at explaining complicated technology in everyday terms. He is a people person with an interest in technology

Articles by Stephen

Snort provides security monitoring for networks. The system is free to use and supplied by Cisco Systems. Find out more.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 17, 2025
Nikto is a brave attempt at creating a free vulnerability scanner, but the small project lacks resources. Should you consider alternatives?
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 17, 2025
Veracode is an application testing system that is particularly useful for examining We applications while under development. Find out more about this tool.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 24, 2025
Detectify has a unique model for exploit discovery. Find out whether this vulnerability scanner is worth considering.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 21, 2025
Backup as a Service gives you protection from data loss due to a disaster or accident. It also provides all of the supporting infrastructures that the software requires.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 25, 2025
If you rely on PostgreSQL databases for your business, you can’t afford for those instances to become unavailable or for the data they contain to be lost or damaged. Protect them with backups.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on December 3, 2024
MongoDB is often used for Agile development projects and is termed a NoSQL system. However, if you use a MongoDB system for your business, you need to back it up.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 13, 2025
MySQL is used in many applications, including websites, data warehousing, and log analysis. Use backups to make sure you don’t lose the data you hold in MySQL databases.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on December 9, 2024
The EC2 virtual server offered by Amazon Web Services is a processing system, but you can back up its associated data stores.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 5, 2025
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