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

Verisign secures .com and .net against new homoglyph hacks

Verisign secures .com and .net against new homoglyph hacks

Google and US CERT ignored issue.
Juha Saarinen Mar 4 2020 12:43PM Security
Google cancels physical I/O dev fest due to coronavirus

Google cancels physical I/O dev fest due to coronavirus

Full refunds for tickets promised.
Juha Saarinen Mar 4 2020 12:25PM Training & Development
US charges and sanctions Lazarus Group's Chinese crypto launderers

US charges and sanctions Lazarus Group's Chinese crypto launderers

Over US$100m in stolen cryptocurrency moved.
Juha Saarinen Mar 3 2020 1:10PM Security
Ransomware crims target easily exploitable Zyxel vulnerability

Ransomware crims target easily exploitable Zyxel vulnerability

Patches available for newer systems.
Juha Saarinen Feb 27 2020 6:32AM Security
Price caps proffered to sweeten controversial .org registry buy

Price caps proffered to sweeten controversial .org registry buy

Registration fees not to rise more than ten per cent on average for eight years.
Juha Saarinen Feb 25 2020 7:00AM Training & Development
Kiwis opting for gigabit broadband over 100 Mbps service

Kiwis opting for gigabit broadband over 100 Mbps service

Big speed step-up at small premium for fibre customers.
Juha Saarinen Feb 25 2020 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Sideloaded Google apps won't run on newer Huawei gear

Sideloaded Google apps won't run on newer Huawei gear

Big G lays down the law.
Juha Saarinen Feb 24 2020 6:30AM Security
SuperComputingAsia 2020 latest virus-cancelled conference

SuperComputingAsia 2020 latest virus-cancelled conference

US-based Red Hat Summit 2020 still on the cards.
Juha Saarinen Feb 18 2020 1:49PM Training & Development
Microsoft tries again to plug exploited IE zero-day

Microsoft tries again to plug exploited IE zero-day

Third time lucky?
Juha Saarinen Feb 12 2020 4:00PM Security
NZ Police trials AI DigiCop

NZ Police trials AI DigiCop

Also tests self-service kiosks for non-emergency matters.
Juha Saarinen Feb 12 2020 1:59PM Security
Lithuania reveals how Chinese spies recruit via LinkedIn

Lithuania reveals how Chinese spies recruit via LinkedIn

Extremely cheap and low-risk way to target sources.
Juha Saarinen Feb 11 2020 1:15PM Security
Cisco patches 'CDPwn' bug affecting tens of millions of devices

Cisco patches 'CDPwn' bug affecting tens of millions of devices

Discovery protocols riddled with trivial overflow vulnerabilities.
Juha Saarinen Feb 6 2020 12:01PM Software
Bouygues Construction IT taken out by ransomware

Bouygues Construction IT taken out by ransomware

Data allegedly stolen by extortionists.
Juha Saarinen Feb 5 2020 8:20AM Security
Twitter API abused to match of usernames to phone numbers

Twitter API abused to match of usernames to phone numbers

"Beyond its intended use case."
Juha Saarinen Feb 4 2020 12:57PM Security
Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Privacy scandal news saw share price fall off a cliff.
Juha Saarinen Jan 31 2020 10:25AM Security
No let up on REvil ransomware-as-a-service attacks

No let up on REvil ransomware-as-a-service attacks

Russia and former Soviet states left alone.
Juha Saarinen Jan 29 2020 3:38PM Security
DEF CON China postponed in wake of coronavirus outbreak

DEF CON China postponed in wake of coronavirus outbreak

Six-month hold on conferences in China.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2020 1:20PM Security
New 'CacheOut' attack leaks data from CPUs, VMs and hardware enclaves

New 'CacheOut' attack leaks data from CPUs, VMs and hardware enclaves

Intel drops processor microcode fixes again.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2020 10:00AM Hardware
Config flub by Microsoft exposed millions of customer details

Config flub by Microsoft exposed millions of customer details

Nearly 250 million records visible on the web.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2020 11:20AM Security
Citrix speeds up patches for exploited Netscaler vulnerability

Citrix speeds up patches for exploited Netscaler vulnerability

First fixes released.
Juha Saarinen Jan 21 2020 6:39AM Security

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