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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

Nagios Core is a well-established free system monitoring package. Find out how to get the most out of this system.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 5, 2023
Sensu is a data collection and processing system for monitoring information. This is what is known as monitoring-as-code. Find out more.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 5, 2023
Host sFlow exports server data using the sFlow protocol, which is usually used for collecting network device performance statistics.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 5, 2023
Riemann channels server operating statistics to monitoring tools or to its own data hub. The system includes an alerting mechanism that interfaces with email and SMS facilities. 
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 5, 2023
The collectd daemon is a free tool for gathering operating statistics, and it extracts data rather than channeling entire log messages.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 5, 2023
Patch management is an essential part of security protection for businesses that run software on their own servers. ManageEngine’s patch management product is worth investigating. 
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on June 26, 2023
A Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform combines multiple cloud security strategies, and it is ideal for Web applications DevOps and DevSecOps. We detail the leaders in this field.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on August 9, 2023
NetCrunch from AdRem Software is a comprehensive network administration package that extends to cloud server monitoring and log management. We review the package.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on January 4, 2024
Docker stores logs that describe the activity of containers and can be useful for troubleshooting. Discover where to find them and how to use them.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 7, 2023
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