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

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
Citrix Netscaler hacker secures systems but leaves backdoor

Citrix Netscaler hacker secures systems but leaves backdoor

New NOTROBIN binary removes other malware.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2020 6:50AM Security
New Internet Explorer zero-day exploited in the wild

New Internet Explorer zero-day exploited in the wild

Patch not out until next month.
Juha Saarinen Jan 20 2020 6:50AM Security
Oracle patches fraud and fake cheques enabling bugs

Oracle patches fraud and fake cheques enabling bugs

New vulnerabilities related to older, patched ones.
Juha Saarinen Jan 17 2020 1:17PM Security
Google's Advanced Protection Program adds support for iOS security keys

Google's Advanced Protection Program adds support for iOS security keys

Simpler way to use anti-phishing security measure.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2020 11:14AM Security
Microsoft patches Windows 10, Server 'authentipocalypse' bug

Microsoft patches Windows 10, Server 'authentipocalypse' bug

X.509 validation of certificate chains broken in Windows.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2020 9:18AM Security
NZ discounts 5G spectrum pricing as rights terms come up short

NZ discounts 5G spectrum pricing as rights terms come up short

Interim allocations amid unresolved indigenous rights claim.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2020 12:39PM Telco/ISP
Citrix Netscaler exploits and scans hit the internet

Citrix Netscaler exploits and scans hit the internet

Patches still days away.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2020 10:06AM Security

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