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

Unfixable Thunderbolt flaws bypass computer access security

Unfixable Thunderbolt flaws bypass computer access security

Millions of late model Windows and Linux PCs vulnerable, ditto Apple Macs.
Juha Saarinen May 12 2020 1:50PM Hardware
New Zealand to get its own Microsoft Azure region

New Zealand to get its own Microsoft Azure region

Local access to cloud services touted.
Juha Saarinen May 6 2020 12:40PM Cloud
Security experts release curated lists to block COVID-19 threats

Security experts release curated lists to block COVID-19 threats

Multi-use data sets can be used for several applications.
Juha Saarinen May 6 2020 8:17AM Security
Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Patch, and do not expose Salt masters to the internet.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2020 1:52PM Security
ICANN nixes ISOC .org deal with private equity firm Ethos Capital

ICANN nixes ISOC .org deal with private equity firm Ethos Capital

"Unacceptable uncertainty over the future" of the Public Interest Registry cited.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2020 1:09PM Training & Development
Beware human-operated ransomware campaigns: Microsoft

Beware human-operated ransomware campaigns: Microsoft

Merciless criminals establish persistence on networks for months.
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2020 1:46PM Security
NSO ran US-based attack servers: Facebook

NSO ran US-based attack servers: Facebook

Hundreds hacked via QuadraNet and AWS.
Juha Saarinen Apr 26 2020 4:50PM Security
Aussie and US cyber spooks issue joint anti-web shell malware guidance

Aussie and US cyber spooks issue joint anti-web shell malware guidance

Atlassian products commonly exploited.
Juha Saarinen Apr 23 2020 10:07AM Security
Security bugs bite IBM's Data Risk Manager

Security bugs bite IBM's Data Risk Manager

Rejected researcher's bug report.
Juha Saarinen Apr 22 2020 12:26PM Security
Windows Defender chokes on two-dot file names

Windows Defender chokes on two-dot file names

Microsoft releases update.
Juha Saarinen Apr 17 2020 8:12AM Security
'Remote hands' flub takes out much of Cloudflare

'Remote hands' flub takes out much of Cloudflare

Multi-hour outage after maintenance mistake.
Juha Saarinen Apr 16 2020 6:26AM Cloud
Microsoft patches exploited Windows zero-days

Microsoft patches exploited Windows zero-days

Hefty Patch Wednesday arrives with 113 fixes.
Juha Saarinen Apr 15 2020 1:08PM Security
Microsoft Teams to raise viewable participants to nine

Microsoft Teams to raise viewable participants to nine

But users still want to see everyone.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2020 12:59PM Cloud
Zoom meetings weakly encrypted and get keys from China

Zoom meetings weakly encrypted and get keys from China

Weak encryption and dubious key handling means Zoom is "Not suited for secrets".
Juha Saarinen Apr 5 2020 8:00PM Security
Google location data shows Australia grinding to halt

Google location data shows Australia grinding to halt

Are Canberrans still hitting supermarkets and heading outdoors?
Juha Saarinen Apr 4 2020 9:42PM Security
Infosec researchers at loggerheads as new Zoom zero-day goes public

Infosec researchers at loggerheads as new Zoom zero-day goes public

Googler vs Googler in rare disclosure dissension.
Juha Saarinen Apr 2 2020 1:28PM Security
Windows flaw lets Zoom leak network credentials, runs code remotely

Windows flaw lets Zoom leak network credentials, runs code remotely

Careful clicking on links starting with \\ in Zoom.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2020 1:42PM Security
Phishers quick to exploit remote working apps in COVID-19 lockdown

Phishers quick to exploit remote working apps in COVID-19 lockdown

Microsoft Teams and Zoom users targeted.
Juha Saarinen Mar 31 2020 7:14AM Security
No large files during day and evening, Comms Alliance pleads

No large files during day and evening, Comms Alliance pleads

Dropping video quality from 4K and HD to standard definition advised.
Juha Saarinen Mar 30 2020 2:52PM Telco/ISP
Google sees large drop in state-sponsored attacks on users

Google sees large drop in state-sponsored attacks on users

Sent out almost 40,000 warnings last year.
Juha Saarinen Mar 27 2020 12:09PM Security

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