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

If you need to conform to HIPAA, you need HIPAA compliant file sharing tools operating on your system. We’ve found the best.
By Stephen Cooper in Data Privacy Management on January 7, 2025
If you use WebDAV for file transfers, you need a good WebDAV client. We assess the options.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on November 15, 2024
Python’s ability to run on just about every operating system and in large and small applications makes it widely implemented. Find out how to track it and monitor it.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 12, 2025
You will probably need a secure file transfer system operating for your business. We show you how to set up an FTPS server.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on January 13, 2025
MariaDB is growing in popularity. If you use this DBMS or are thinking of switching to it, you need to know about MariaDB monitoring tools. 
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on December 31, 2024
IBM Db2 is a family of database systems and if you use one of them, you need to know how to monitor it.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 17, 2025
Managed file transfer services are efficient because they cut down on the number of transmissions per file and they are hosted. Find out more.
By Stephen Cooper in Data Privacy Management on March 4, 2025
Elasticsearch is a very widely-used enterprise search engine that has many applications. If you use it, find out how to monitor it.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 10, 2025
If serverless systems aren’t hosted on servers, where are they? We’ve found monitors that know where to look.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on June 19, 2024
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