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

SAP apologises after NZ firearms registry upgrade privacy breach

SAP apologises after NZ firearms registry upgrade privacy breach

Gun buyback site shut down.
Juha Saarinen Dec 3 2019 6:59AM Software
Billion-dollar offer for .org a 'really bad deal'

Billion-dollar offer for .org a 'really bad deal'

Did ISOC leave US$1 to US$2 billion on the table?
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2019 7:04AM Strategy
Gallery: Vodafone NZ upgrades network with 5G

Gallery: Vodafone NZ upgrades network with 5G

The rush is on for Vodafone NZ to have 5G ready to roll next month.
Juha Saarinen Nov 28 2019 1:35PM Telco/ISP
Scientists rattle can for Square Kilometre Array funding, project at risk

Scientists rattle can for Square Kilometre Array funding, project at risk

Planned supercomputer facility faces cuts.
Juha Saarinen Nov 27 2019 2:07PM Training & Development
Google puts million dollar awards on Android bug bounty table

Google puts million dollar awards on Android bug bounty table

Hack Pixel's Titan M Secure Enclave to earn US$1.5m.
Juha Saarinen Nov 22 2019 9:04AM Security
DoH! Microsoft to build DNS over HTTPS into Windows 10

DoH! Microsoft to build DNS over HTTPS into Windows 10

For greater privacy and cybersecurity.
Juha Saarinen Nov 19 2019 12:55PM Networking
Internet shutdown for Iran amidst nationwide protests

Internet shutdown for Iran amidst nationwide protests

Third day of disconnect.
Juha Saarinen Nov 19 2019 11:37AM Security
New Zealand to get 10 Gbps fibre to premises in 2020

New Zealand to get 10 Gbps fibre to premises in 2020

Chorus upgrades lasers.
Juha Saarinen Nov 18 2019 1:41PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft’s killing Cortana on iOS and Android

Microsoft’s killing Cortana on iOS and Android

Will go away in January 2020 for Australia.
Juha Saarinen Nov 18 2019 6:44AM Software
Internet Society sells .org to private equity firm

Internet Society sells .org to private equity firm

No price hikes promised.
Juha Saarinen Nov 17 2019 1:46PM Financial Services
Intel issues fixes for critical flaws in drivers and firmware

Intel issues fixes for critical flaws in drivers and firmware

God mode driver could afford attacker near-omnipotent control.
Juha Saarinen Nov 13 2019 10:20AM Hardware
Move over Microsoft: PayPal's the new phishers' phave

Move over Microsoft: PayPal's the new phishers' phave

Financial services most targeted sector for email compromise attacks.
Juha Saarinen Nov 8 2019 9:14AM Security
Ex-Twitter staffers charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

Ex-Twitter staffers charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

Accessed personal information in over 6000 accounts.
Juha Saarinen Nov 7 2019 12:52PM Security
Trend Micro employee sold user data to tech support scammers

Trend Micro employee sold user data to tech support scammers

Security company suffers another embarrassing security lapse.
Juha Saarinen Nov 7 2019 12:40PM Security
Eleven telcos in ACMA's sights for breaching consumer protection rules

Eleven telcos in ACMA's sights for breaching consumer protection rules

M2 Commander formally warned for slamming.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2019 6:55AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft reboots Azure hybrid cloud with Arc

Microsoft reboots Azure hybrid cloud with Arc

Extends Azure to embrace on-prem, edge and multi-cloud management.
Juha Saarinen Nov 5 2019 6:45AM Cloud
Researchers spot BlueKeep worm hitting honeypots

Researchers spot BlueKeep worm hitting honeypots

Yet to hit Australia.
Juha Saarinen Nov 4 2019 7:08AM Security
North Korean Hidden Cobra hackers drop Hoplight Trojan

North Korean Hidden Cobra hackers drop Hoplight Trojan

Pyongyang malware spreaders behind WannaCry strike again.
Juha Saarinen Nov 1 2019 12:08PM Security
Twitter dumps paid political advertising

Twitter dumps paid political advertising

@jack takes opposite stance to Zuck.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2019 11:35AM Security
Facebook pulls large Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at Africa

Facebook pulls large Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at Africa

Connected to IRA's Prigozhin.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2019 6:32AM Security

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