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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

If you rely on PostgreSQL databases for your business, you can’t afford for those instances to become unavailable or for the data they contain to be lost or damaged. Protect them with backups.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
MongoDB is often used for Agile development projects and is termed a NoSQL system. However, if you use a MongoDB system for your business, you need to back it up.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on June 30, 2023
MySQL is used in many applications, including websites, data warehousing, and log analysis. Use backups to make sure you don’t lose the data you hold in MySQL databases.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
The EC2 virtual server offered by Amazon Web Services is a processing system, but you can back up its associated data stores.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
Information is power, and the database is the information store of your business. So you need to protect that data against destruction.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
As it is a managed environment, you would think that Azure includes automatic backup services for all of its customers. You would be wrong.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on February 26, 2024
Losing your Oracle database can cause serious disruption to your business. Guard against damage with a live backup and recovery solution.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on March 22, 2024
Zscaler Cloud DLP offers protection for sensitive data on-site and on cloud platforms. Find out more about the service.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on October 14, 2022
GFI EndPointSecurity is aimed at small and middle-sized enterprises. Find out more about this little-known package.
By Stephen Cooper in Net Admin on December 28, 2022
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