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

Intel to add anti-malware tech to processors

Intel to add anti-malware tech to processors

NOP to ROP, JOP and COP with CET.
Juha Saarinen Jun 16 2020 12:25PM Security
Microsoft promises fix for print-breaking Windows 10 update

Microsoft promises fix for print-breaking Windows 10 update

June set of updates brings user headaches.
Juha Saarinen Jun 15 2020 12:08PM Software
US moots legal scrutiny of commercial spyware

US moots legal scrutiny of commercial spyware

Part of larger intelligence effort to stem overseas cyber threats.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2020 12:30PM Security
'Crosstalk' info leak flaw bridges Intel processor cores

'Crosstalk' info leak flaw bridges Intel processor cores

June release microcode mitigation hurts performance.
Juha Saarinen Jun 11 2020 8:46AM Security
Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware

Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware

Manufacturing and distribution impacted.
Juha Saarinen Jun 10 2020 2:04PM Security
Researchers build brain-on-a-chip

Researchers build brain-on-a-chip

Memristor-based synaptic circuit aimed at portable AI devices.
Juha Saarinen Jun 9 2020 11:33AM Training & Development
Sino-Indian tensions spill over into Google Play App Store

Sino-Indian tensions spill over into Google Play App Store

Indian devs targeted apps from China with their apps.
Juha Saarinen Jun 8 2020 10:01AM Security
Critical SAP Sybase ASE bugs allowed full system takeover

Critical SAP Sybase ASE bugs allowed full system takeover

Part of SAP's May Patch Day fixes.
Juha Saarinen Jun 4 2020 10:38AM Security
Email from HaveIBeenPwned wipes helpdesk tickets

Email from HaveIBeenPwned wipes helpdesk tickets

SQLi ';-- " pwnage.
Juha Saarinen Jun 4 2020 10:22AM Security
Big publishers sue Internet Archive to stop digital book lending

Big publishers sue Internet Archive to stop digital book lending

Allege the Archive is "brazenly" scanning printed books.
Juha Saarinen Jun 2 2020 11:40AM Software
Apple account takeover bug nets researcher US$100,000

Apple account takeover bug nets researcher US$100,000

Anyone could Sign in with Apple.
Juha Saarinen May 31 2020 12:12PM Security
OpenSSH to remove SHA-1 as cracking cost drops

OpenSSH to remove SHA-1 as cracking cost drops

Start the switch to better algorithms.
Juha Saarinen May 29 2020 1:26PM Security
New fuzzing tool picks up insecure USB driver code

New fuzzing tool picks up insecure USB driver code

Software-emulated USBFuzz nails high-impact bugs.
Juha Saarinen May 28 2020 9:27AM Security
RangeAmp attacks turn CDNs into giant DoS cannons

RangeAmp attacks turn CDNs into giant DoS cannons

No botnet needed, just a laptop.
Juha Saarinen May 26 2020 10:14PM Cloud
Objective Corporation under investigation in NZ over MBS buy

Objective Corporation under investigation in NZ over MBS buy

Faces million dollar fine if found guilty of breaching Commerce Act.
Juha Saarinen May 26 2020 3:27PM Training & Development
Unc0ver jailbreak opens up Apple iOS 11 to 13.5

Unc0ver jailbreak opens up Apple iOS 11 to 13.5

Uses new XNU kernel zero-day.
Juha Saarinen May 24 2020 11:11AM Security
Telstra 5G clocks 157 Mbps on average, says Opensignal

Telstra 5G clocks 157 Mbps on average, says Opensignal

Access to more spectrum and mmWave would make a difference.
Juha Saarinen May 23 2020 1:00PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft's Linux embrace continues with DirectX-tend

Microsoft's Linux embrace continues with DirectX-tend

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 gets accelerated graphics.
Juha Saarinen May 21 2020 12:12PM Hardware
Researchers warn of unfixable DNS denial of service NXNSAttack

Researchers warn of unfixable DNS denial of service NXNSAttack

Most major DNS resolvers need patching to mitigate against NXNSAttack.
Juha Saarinen May 20 2020 12:58PM Security
New Zealand cans auction, hands telcos cheap 5G spectrum

New Zealand cans auction, hands telcos cheap 5G spectrum

Government hopes free bandwidth will help COVID-19 recovery.
Juha Saarinen May 13 2020 8:26AM Telco/ISP

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