Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper

Networking and Cyber Security Specialist

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
Network Troubleshooting Commands
Network managers buy monitoring tools to support their management tasks. However, there are a number of free, built-in commands that can give comprehensive information for troubleshooting.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 1, 2022
Tutorial: PowerShell Kill Process Command
This tutorial will guide you through the process of identifying and terminating processes using PowerShell. You will learn how to open and navigate the PowerShell environment, get a list of running processes, and use commands like 'Taskkill' and 'Stop-Process' to terminate processes by their ID or name. We will also briefly discuss how to kill a process without PowerShell using the Task Manager.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on November 11, 2024
The Best DAST Tools for 2024
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is a cybersecurity protection method and it requires dedicated automated tools. Find out which are the best.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
Create Bulk Users in Active Directory
You can set up a lot of new user accounts in Active Directory with commonly available tools.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on July 18, 2022
The Best Switch Monitoring Software
Switches connect the cables of your network together to form “hops”. You need to monitor the performance of your switches in order to keep your network running.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 21, 2024
What is DevOps?
DevOps follows the development of software through to production. Find out how this IT strategy works.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 24, 2021
Intent-based Networking (IBN) Guide
Intent-based networking helps you to optimize traffic management. Find out how intent-based networking works and whether it is right for your network.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 1, 2022
Switch Port Monitoring Guide
You can get insights into network topology and traffic flows by monitoring the ports on network switches.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on January 18, 2023
Remote Utilities for Windows: Review
Systems administrators frequently need access to endpoints. However, they don’t need to physically attend to them. Remote Utilities for Windows gives you access across a network.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 15, 2023
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