Juha Saarinen

Juha Saarinen has been covering the technology sector since the mid-1990s for publications around the world. In addition to techpartner.news, he has written for iTnews since 2010 and also contributes to the New Zealand Herald, the Guardian and Wired's Threat Level section.

He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Recent articles by Juha Saarinen

Telstra to sell 100G service on subsea cables

Telstra to sell 100G service on subsea cables

Telco looks for ways to boost capacity on existing circuits.
Juha Saarinen Jan 19 2015 7:00AM Telco/ISP
Mozilla patches critical security flaws

Mozilla patches critical security flaws

Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird affected.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2015 8:39AM Security
Google pulls Glass from market

Google pulls Glass from market

Promises future versions.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2015 6:47AM Hardware
Canada bans automatic software installations

Canada bans automatic software installations

Kosher code caught by anti-malware law.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2015 6:26AM Security
Apple two-factor authentication doesn't protect apps, website

Apple two-factor authentication doesn't protect apps, website

Only enforced for iCloud access.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2015 6:20AM Security
Researchers uncover Aussie ransomware scourge

Researchers uncover Aussie ransomware scourge

As many as 10,000 hit by TorrentLocker.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2015 9:50AM Security
Microsoft begins winding down support for Windows 7

Microsoft begins winding down support for Windows 7

Mainstream support ends today.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2015 6:47AM Software
Censorship isn't the answer

Censorship isn't the answer

Eroded privacy doesn't guarantee safety.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2015 1:45PM Security
Islamist hackers breach US military networks

Islamist hackers breach US military networks

CENTCOM data captured.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2015 6:52AM Security
Bitcoin value continues to decline

Bitcoin value continues to decline

No recovery after million dollar raid on Bitstamp.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2015 5:26AM Financial Services
ATO rules Bitcoin transactions liable for GST

ATO rules Bitcoin transactions liable for GST

Still does not count as real money.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2014 7:05PM Financial Services
Telcos to go ahead with delayed Tasman Sea cable

Telcos to go ahead with delayed Tasman Sea cable

Telstra scales back investment in TGA.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2014 9:52AM Telco/ISP
Human error caused Microsoft Azure outage

Human error caused Microsoft Azure outage

Post-mortem analysis identifies gaps in deployment processes.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2014 6:11AM Storage
Delta site flaw lets passengers access others' boarding passes

Delta site flaw lets passengers access others' boarding passes

Online check-in system vulnerability discovered.
Juha Saarinen Dec 17 2014 10:17AM Security
In defence of automatic updating

In defence of automatic updating

[Blog Post] Auto Windows updates are a necessary evil.
Juha Saarinen Dec 16 2014 12:41PM Security
AirWatch hole allowed access to other tenant's data

AirWatch hole allowed access to other tenant's data

VMware patches on-prem MDM.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2014 1:14PM Security
Microsoft to accept Bitcoin payments

Microsoft to accept Bitcoin payments

Wants to be at forefront of growing digital currency trend.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2014 6:42AM Financial Services
Photos: IBM's first wave of enterprise iOS apps

Photos: IBM's first wave of enterprise iOS apps

MobileFirst apps target six separate sectors.
Juha Saarinen Dec 11 2014 6:14AM Software
AWS Zocalo comes to Sydney

AWS Zocalo comes to Sydney

More flexibility for data sovereignty requirements.
Juha Saarinen Dec 10 2014 12:33PM Storage
Sony hack: it's big, bad, and we need to know what happened

Sony hack: it's big, bad, and we need to know what happened

[Blog post] Breach illustrates the need for mandatory disclosure.
Juha Saarinen Dec 10 2014 10:44AM Security

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