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

“AWS” stands for Amazon Web Services. This is a division of Amazon, the online selling platform. The term applies to a cloud platform that offers businesses server space for rent. The company doesn’t just offer server space, it includes access to 165 services.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on January 31, 2022
Until very recently, containerization was an obscure technology, only known to a few specialists. Today, however, the methodologies of containerization have become mainstream and every networking professional needs to understand what the term means.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on September 2, 2024
Need to remote access your work computer while telecommuting? Or log in to network devices to solve technical issues and deploy software? We show you the best free remote desktop software available.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 20, 2024
The threat intelligence platform is the AV industry’s answer to the rapid pace of malware production. We'll show you the best threat intelligence platforms, tools and software vendors for protecting your systems.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 25, 2024
Help desks are essential to any business these days and not just large corporations. Even small enterprises need to provide support to customers and so they also need to buy in help desk software.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on September 11, 2024
We deep dive into Incident Management Software Tools and how they can help your organization's help desk response.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on July 31, 2024
The Domotz platform is evolving rapidly with new features added every year. We examine this network monitoring system.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 31, 2024
IT assets represent a cost to business. As with any assets, you need to keep track of IT provision and quantify its contribution to profits. Implement full control of your resources by following this guide on IT asset management (ITAM).
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 6, 2023
There are many Cisco device and network monitoring tools on the market and it would take you a long time to check all of them out. We show you the best Cisco Network Monitoring Tools on the market.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on July 18, 2024
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