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

Polar fitness app leaks military personnel locations

Polar fitness app leaks military personnel locations

Anyone can access detailed data.
Juha Saarinen Jul 9 2018 5:00PM Security
Researchers build ultra-long distance fibre links

Researchers build ultra-long distance fibre links

But engineering challenges stand in the way of real-world use.
Juha Saarinen Jul 6 2018 11:21AM Networking
Gentoo hacker's code changes unlikely to have worked

Gentoo hacker's code changes unlikely to have worked

Tried to insert command to forcibly remove data.
Juha Saarinen Jul 5 2018 12:11PM Security
Scientists develop smartphone screen fingerprint sensor

Scientists develop smartphone screen fingerprint sensor

Holy grail of biometric authentication?
Juha Saarinen Jul 4 2018 2:03PM Hardware
Facebook personality test could leak user data

Facebook personality test could leak user data

Researcher lands bug bounty.
Juha Saarinen Jun 29 2018 11:10AM Security
TLS cert issuers join forces to shore up trust

TLS cert issuers join forces to shore up trust

Fighting phishing scourge.
Juha Saarinen Jun 28 2018 11:10AM Security
Wi-fi certification program dials down security requirements

Wi-fi certification program dials down security requirements

KRACK security researcher disappointed.
Juha Saarinen Jun 27 2018 12:01PM Networking
Intel Hyperthreading causes Spectre worries

Intel Hyperthreading causes Spectre worries

OpenBSD disables it via update.
Juha Saarinen Jun 20 2018 11:17AM Security
Keyboard layout change in iOS annoys users

Keyboard layout change in iOS annoys users

Buttons switch places.
Juha Saarinen Jun 20 2018 10:48AM Software
Microsoft revamps Office 365 with new look, ribbon and AI search

Microsoft revamps Office 365 with new look, ribbon and AI search

Customer-driven redesign.
Juha Saarinen Jun 14 2018 11:00AM Software
Locked Win10 PCs can leak sensitive data via Cortana

Locked Win10 PCs can leak sensitive data via Cortana

Users urged to patch now against threat.
Juha Saarinen Jun 14 2018 6:14AM Security
Google pulls direct Chrome extension installations

Google pulls direct Chrome extension installations

Follows failure to stop large scale abuse.
Juha Saarinen Jun 13 2018 11:16AM Security
Apple clamps down on cryptocurrency mining apps

Apple clamps down on cryptocurrency mining apps

Sets new developer rules.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2018 11:57AM Software
US claims exascale compute record

US claims exascale compute record

New supercomputer hits 1.88 exaflops with GPUs.
Juha Saarinen Jun 10 2018 5:06PM Hardware
Researcher who blunted WannaCry faces further charges

Researcher who blunted WannaCry faces further charges

Accused of creating second piece of malware.
Juha Saarinen Jun 8 2018 10:52AM Security
Adobe patches Flash 0day used by nation-state hackers

Adobe patches Flash 0day used by nation-state hackers

Used Excel spreadsheets in attacks.
Juha Saarinen Jun 8 2018 10:03AM Security
Microsoft trials Scottish subsea data centre

Microsoft trials Scottish subsea data centre

Edge computing off the coast.
Juha Saarinen Jun 7 2018 6:10AM Storage
Apple focuses attention on core software updates

Apple focuses attention on core software updates

Outs macOS Mojave and iOS 12.
Juha Saarinen Jun 5 2018 10:31AM Software
Google debates re-engineering Chrome in wake of Spectre

Google debates re-engineering Chrome in wake of Spectre

Focuses on Site Isolation to mitigate against attacks.
Juha Saarinen May 31 2018 5:01PM Security
Blue Note audio attack corrupts hard drives

Blue Note audio attack corrupts hard drives

Audible and inaudible sounds wreck data.
Juha Saarinen May 31 2018 11:17AM Security

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