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

Facebook tries to sidestep Apple ban to keep capturing data

Facebook tries to sidestep Apple ban to keep capturing data

Uses enterprise cert to side load disguised version of Onavo Protect.
Juha Saarinen Jan 30 2019 1:30PM Security
Apple FaceTime glitch lets you silently snoop on others

Apple FaceTime glitch lets you silently snoop on others

Watch and listen to callers before they pick up.
Juha Saarinen Jan 29 2019 11:57AM Security
Reused Kremlin remote access creds left businesses wide open

Reused Kremlin remote access creds left businesses wide open

Slow response to login leak.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2019 2:08PM Security
IPstar delivered NBN services go offline

IPstar delivered NBN services go offline

NBN Co says no, satellite services are stable.
Juha Saarinen Jan 25 2019 4:00PM Telco/ISP
US govt orders security measures for DNS hijack emergency

US govt orders security measures for DNS hijack emergency

Iran blamed for "almost unprecedented scale" attacks compromising web and email traffic.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2019 10:39AM Security
Google cops €50m GDPR fine

Google cops €50m GDPR fine

Multinationals face billion dollar privacy complaints.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2019 7:32AM Strategy
Free Android VPN apps malware-ridden privacy threats

Free Android VPN apps malware-ridden privacy threats

150 free apps tested.
Juha Saarinen Jan 22 2019 11:55AM Security
US .gov sites dropping like flies as certs expire

US .gov sites dropping like flies as certs expire

Scuppered by government shutdown.
Juha Saarinen Jan 17 2019 7:16AM Security
Hardware keys needed to beat phishing: researcher

Hardware keys needed to beat phishing: researcher

Free Modlishka 2FA stealing tool published.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2019 12:38PM Security
Hotel chain Hyatt sets up bug bounty program

Hotel chain Hyatt sets up bug bounty program

Critical vulnerability finds pay US$4000.
Juha Saarinen Jan 10 2019 11:50AM Software
NSA to release Ghidra reverse engineering tool

NSA to release Ghidra reverse engineering tool

Toolkit first leaked last year to be made public for free.
Juha Saarinen Jan 7 2019 3:11PM Security
ACSC launches security program for managed service providers

ACSC launches security program for managed service providers

Seeks to restore confidence in hacked MSPs.
Juha Saarinen Dec 24 2018 11:16AM Security
Thales gets green light from ACCC to buy Gemalto

Thales gets green light from ACCC to buy Gemalto

Must sell general-purpose hardware security module business.
Juha Saarinen Dec 20 2018 10:46AM Hardware
Emergency patch out for exploited IE scripting engine flaw

Emergency patch out for exploited IE scripting engine flaw

Could allow attackers take full control of Windows computers.
Juha Saarinen Dec 20 2018 6:41AM Networking
Crossfire over slack cyber security at US anti-missile system

Crossfire over slack cyber security at US anti-missile system

Pentagon and contractors slapped in audit.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2018 4:30PM Security
Telstra to take quarter-stake in Southern Cross Cable

Telstra to take quarter-stake in Southern Cross Cable

Wants slice of 72 Tbps NEXT action.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2018 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Hackers used Twitter 'malmeme' pics to control Trojan

Hackers used Twitter 'malmeme' pics to control Trojan

Images contained embedded command.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2018 9:22AM Security
Bomb hoax extortion emails spread down under

Bomb hoax extortion emails spread down under

Bitcoin bust creates threat boom.
Juha Saarinen Dec 14 2018 9:00AM Security
Microsoft patches exploited new Windows zero-day

Microsoft patches exploited new Windows zero-day

In-the-wild vulnerability rated important, not critical.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2018 1:23PM Security
Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal open to side-channel attacks

Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal open to side-channel attacks

Messaging apps inadequately protect state and user information.
Juha Saarinen Dec 11 2018 7:04AM Security

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