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

Qualys offers a basic network discovery service that you can enhance with paid add-ons.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on August 8, 2022
Hackers find security weaknesses in computer software and operating systems. Use a vulnerability manager to spot those weaknesses first and shut them down.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 4, 2024
Penetration testing is a manual process, but that doesn’t mean that many laborious tasks can be automated. Find out about these tools.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on May 13, 2024
Fraud always ends up being paid for by the duped seller, and the loss of reputation and loss of income that digital fraud causes can be disastrous.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on May 15, 2024
Ransomware can shut down your business by encrypting all data files. Find out how to detect and stop ransomware before it causes damage.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on September 12, 2023
Find out how to perform penetration testing with Burp Suite tools.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on September 9, 2022
Kali Linux was specifically designed to support penetration testing. Find out about the utilities in the package.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on November 14, 2024
Redwood will help you to automate system maintenance tasks and business processes. Find out about other packages that perform the same service.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on April 29, 2024
ActiveBatch can be used for workload management and scheduled program execution. However, it isn’t the only package available for these functions.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on September 27, 2024
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