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

AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent

AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent

IDORs and broken access controls at scale.
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2025 12:55PM Security
Google publishes 20 new vulnerabilities found by its Big Sleep AI

Google publishes 20 new vulnerabilities found by its Big Sleep AI

After large-scale run of the agent.
Juha Saarinen Aug 5 2025 12:06PM Security
Google's Project Zero to make faster vulnerability announcements

Google's Project Zero to make faster vulnerability announcements

Uses soft power to shrink 'upstream patch gap'.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2025 4:22PM Security
New account hijacking defences for Google Workspace and Chrome

New account hijacking defences for Google Workspace and Chrome

Expanded passkey support, anti-cookie thievery and security signals betas launched.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2025 6:27AM Security
"Scattered Spider" evolves with new ransomware and social engineering tactics

"Scattered Spider" evolves with new ransomware and social engineering tactics

Updated joint advisory issued by security agencies.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2025 4:30PM Security
Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

Command line AI tool lasts one month before serious vulnerability is found.
Juha Saarinen Jul 29 2025 12:50PM Security
Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running

Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running

Malicious prompt injected via pull request to open source code repository.
Juha Saarinen Jul 28 2025 11:28AM Security
Starlink interferes with radio astronomy telescopes, survey finds

Starlink interferes with radio astronomy telescopes, survey finds

Curtin University calls for satellite tech and radio astronomy to co-exist.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2025 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft issues patches for "ToolShell" vulnerable SharePoint Servers

Microsoft issues patches for "ToolShell" vulnerable SharePoint Servers

For versions 2019 and subscription only.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2025 12:51PM Security
"PoisonSeed" attack does not bypass hardware MFA

"PoisonSeed" attack does not bypass hardware MFA

Confirmed as an MFA downgrade attack.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2025 12:50PM Security
ACSC alerts to exploited MS SharePoint remote code execution flaw

ACSC alerts to exploited MS SharePoint remote code execution flaw

No patch available yet.
Juha Saarinen Jul 21 2025 6:30AM Security
Threat actors found distributing malware via DNS

Threat actors found distributing malware via DNS

Check those TXT records.
Juha Saarinen Jul 18 2025 9:24AM Security
Cloudflare makes changes to avoid repeat of 1.1.1.1 DNS outage

Cloudflare makes changes to avoid repeat of 1.1.1.1 DNS outage

It was BGP but not a route hijack.
Juha Saarinen Jul 18 2025 6:19AM Networking
Google's Big Sleep security AI agent foils bug exploitation

Google's Big Sleep security AI agent foils bug exploitation

AI applied in more vulnerability detection scenarios.
Juha Saarinen Jul 16 2025 12:44PM Security
Researchers demo AI-crippling GPUHammer attack

Researchers demo AI-crippling GPUHammer attack

Nvidia confirms serious Rowhammer style memory vulnerability.
Juha Saarinen Jul 15 2025 1:56PM Security
CISA adds serious Wing FTP Server vulnerability to must-fix list

CISA adds serious Wing FTP Server vulnerability to must-fix list

Server instances found in A/NZ networks.
Juha Saarinen Jul 15 2025 1:55PM Security
Supply chain attack with malware hits Gravity Forms for WordPress

Supply chain attack with malware hits Gravity Forms for WordPress

Malicious code attempts to download additional payload.
Juha Saarinen Jul 14 2025 8:35AM Security
Google Gemini for Workspace vulnerable to prompt injection attacks

Google Gemini for Workspace vulnerable to prompt injection attacks

"The new email macros."
Juha Saarinen Jul 14 2025 7:10AM Security
Going digital to turn contact centres into customer experience centres

Going digital to turn contact centres into customer experience centres

Developing successful contact centres that customers actually like to use and don’t earn a bad reputation with them is something of a black art.
Juha Saarinen Apr 12 2024 10:25AM Partner Content
MinRes builds cyber resilience with Rubrik

MinRes builds cyber resilience with Rubrik

Empowering MinRes: Rubrik Delivers Resilience Against Cyber Threats
Juha Saarinen Apr 4 2024 2:00PM Partner Content

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