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

Heartless phishers prey on donation efforts after Christchurch terrorist attack

Heartless phishers prey on donation efforts after Christchurch terrorist attack

NZ banks issue scam warnings.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2019 12:07PM Security
Facebook stored millions of user passwords in plain text

Facebook stored millions of user passwords in plain text

Hundreds of millions of users to be notified.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2019 6:25AM Security
Microsoft resurrects Clippy

Microsoft resurrects Clippy

Only for Teams however.
Juha Saarinen Mar 20 2019 10:38AM Software
Atlassian plumps $234 million for US agile planning software provider

Atlassian plumps $234 million for US agile planning software provider

AgileCraft acquired.
Juha Saarinen Mar 19 2019 12:25PM Software
Intel and Facebook add deep learning nous to Cooper Lake CPU

Intel and Facebook add deep learning nous to Cooper Lake CPU

Open hardware moves towards workload optimisation.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2019 6:43AM Hardware
Facebook, Messenger and related apps go offline worldwide

Facebook, Messenger and related apps go offline worldwide

Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger affected users say.
Juha Saarinen Mar 14 2019 7:07AM Telco/ISP
Credit cards cancelled as Kathmandu reveals online store hacked

Credit cards cancelled as Kathmandu reveals online store hacked

Month-long breach during peak discount period.
Juha Saarinen Mar 13 2019 3:00PM Security
Patch Wednesday plugs exploited Windows vulnerabilities

Patch Wednesday plugs exploited Windows vulnerabilities

Seventeen flaws rated critical.
Juha Saarinen Mar 13 2019 12:40PM Security
Big tech companies team up for new interconnect standard

Big tech companies team up for new interconnect standard

Compute Express Link products to appear in 2021.
Juha Saarinen Mar 12 2019 7:23AM Cloud
Iranian hackers raid Citrix's enterprise network

Iranian hackers raid Citrix's enterprise network

Australian parliament hackers gain remote access.
Juha Saarinen Mar 11 2019 12:27AM Security
Google says Chrome on Windows combo zero-day exploited in the wild

Google says Chrome on Windows combo zero-day exploited in the wild

Full details of Chrome bug not yet revealed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2019 11:44AM Security
Patch now against exploited ColdFusion zero-day

Patch now against exploited ColdFusion zero-day

Lets attackers run arbitrary code.
Juha Saarinen Mar 5 2019 10:10AM Security
USB and Thunderbolt to converge

USB and Thunderbolt to converge

One peripheral port to connect them all.
Juha Saarinen Mar 5 2019 6:35AM Hardware
Quadriga crypto currency exchange cold wallets found empty

Quadriga crypto currency exchange cold wallets found empty

Plot thickens as EY find no funds.
Juha Saarinen Mar 3 2019 11:32PM Security
Aust fibre subscriptions up 70 percent in three years

Aust fibre subscriptions up 70 percent in three years

Well above OECD average.
Juha Saarinen Mar 1 2019 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Thunderbolt vulnerabilities leave computers wide open

Thunderbolt vulnerabilities leave computers wide open

Careful what you plug into that USB-C connector.
Juha Saarinen Feb 27 2019 9:45AM Security
Stolen Bitcoin returned to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex

Stolen Bitcoin returned to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex

Fraction of lost amount handed back by US government.
Juha Saarinen Feb 26 2019 6:35AM Security
Use DNS security extensions to foil ongoing attacks: ICANN

Use DNS security extensions to foil ongoing attacks: ICANN

DNSSEC deployment remains low despite clear and present danger.
Juha Saarinen Feb 23 2019 11:55AM Security
Entrust Datacard buys Thales HSM business

Entrust Datacard buys Thales HSM business

Value of deal not disclosed.
Juha Saarinen Feb 23 2019 10:15AM Security
Splunk pulls out of Russia

Splunk pulls out of Russia

Cites "shifting priorities"
Juha Saarinen Feb 20 2019 7:27AM Security

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