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

New wi-fi crack attack allows outsiders to snag user creds

New wi-fi crack attack allows outsiders to snag user creds

Depending on length and complexity of password.
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2018 6:45AM Security
Reddit IT admin accounts compromised in site hack

Reddit IT admin accounts compromised in site hack

Attackers access old backup file, internal systems.
Juha Saarinen Aug 2 2018 8:28AM Security
Telstra alerts business customers after privacy snafu

Telstra alerts business customers after privacy snafu

Telstra Tools leaked contact information.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2018 7:01AM Security
Extortion phishers harvest guilty coin bonanza

Extortion phishers harvest guilty coin bonanza

Leaked password dumps used.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2018 2:58PM Security
Google Cloud locks onto enterprise blockchain

Google Cloud locks onto enterprise blockchain

Enterprise feature push.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2018 11:59AM Cloud
Insecure server left carmakers' trade secrets wide open

Insecure server left carmakers' trade secrets wide open

Exposes 157GB from Tesla, Toyota, GM and others.
Juha Saarinen Jul 23 2018 4:45AM Security
Oracle product vulnerabilities hit all-time high

Oracle product vulnerabilities hit all-time high

Sanctioned security vendor ERPScan won't be credited for reports.
Juha Saarinen Jul 18 2018 7:48AM Security
Novel malware attack used mobile device management

Novel malware attack used mobile device management

Beware of installing additional certificates on devices.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2018 7:03AM Security
Apple censorship code for China crashed iPhone apps

Apple censorship code for China crashed iPhone apps

Taiwanese flag emoji denial of service attack.
Juha Saarinen Jul 11 2018 12:06PM Security
Cheap device could stall Apple's new USB port lock

Cheap device could stall Apple's new USB port lock

Workaround for USB Restricted Mode feature.
Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2018 11:35AM Security
Trustwave sued for $40m over Heartland PCI-DSS checks

Trustwave sued for $40m over Heartland PCI-DSS checks

Insurers want compensation.
Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2018 11:00AM Financial Services
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

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