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

Red Hat dumps Spectre CPU patches that brick servers

Red Hat dumps Spectre CPU patches that brick servers

Users advised to contact their hardware vendors.
Juha Saarinen Jan 22 2018 9:00AM Hardware
Jail for British man who DDoSed Google and Skype

Jail for British man who DDoSed Google and Skype

Reaped tens of thousands from malware sales.
Juha Saarinen Jan 19 2018 12:50PM Security
Data centre storage performance hurt by Meltdown-Spectre patches

Data centre storage performance hurt by Meltdown-Spectre patches

More work to do, Intel says.
Juha Saarinen Jan 18 2018 1:35PM Security
New Android malware has advanced spying capabilities

New Android malware has advanced spying capabilities

Reminiscent of the Hacking Team malware.
Juha Saarinen Jan 17 2018 8:25AM Security
Virtual currency miners target web servers with malware

Virtual currency miners target web servers with malware

Monero mining marauders maul machines.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2018 6:55AM Security
UNE IT director decamps for UAE

UNE IT director decamps for UAE

Takes role at University of Sharjah.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2018 6:40AM Training & Development
Visa to ditch signatures for cards

Visa to ditch signatures for cards

As biometrics trial gets underway.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2018 6:30AM Financial Services
New Intel flaw leaves corporate laptops wide open

New Intel flaw leaves corporate laptops wide open

Attackers need only 30 seconds to get in.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2018 6:00AM Security
Intel releases Meltdown microcodes for thousands of processors

Intel releases Meltdown microcodes for thousands of processors

Linux users can apply errata patches from the operating system.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2018 6:24AM Hardware
Meltdown and Spectre patch stops Ubuntu computers from booting

Meltdown and Spectre patch stops Ubuntu computers from booting

Users report issues.
Juha Saarinen Jan 11 2018 6:47AM Security
Meltdown and Spectre fix will slow down machines

Meltdown and Spectre fix will slow down machines

Benchmark tests from Intel, Red Hat and Microsoft.
Juha Saarinen Jan 10 2018 7:01AM Hardware
Improved wi-fi security coming this year

Improved wi-fi security coming this year

Wi-Fi Alliance announces WPA3 protocol.
Juha Saarinen Jan 10 2018 7:01AM Security
Microsoft's Spectre fix bricks PCs with older AMD CPUs

Microsoft's Spectre fix bricks PCs with older AMD CPUs

Athlons and Semprons affected.
Juha Saarinen Jan 9 2018 6:35AM Hardware
Western Digital shuts remotely exploitable NAS backdoor

Western Digital shuts remotely exploitable NAS backdoor

Issues firmware upgrade.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2018 5:46PM Security
Decades-old ROBOT flaw busts open TLS

Decades-old ROBOT flaw busts open TLS

Sites and equipment vendors issue patches.
Juha Saarinen Dec 14 2017 7:00AM Security
Google encrypts service-to-service communications

Google encrypts service-to-service communications

ALTS protocol to secure remote procedure calls.
Juha Saarinen Dec 14 2017 6:20AM Cloud
Google releases Apple iOS 'jailbreak' exploit

Google releases Apple iOS 'jailbreak' exploit

Proof of concept works reliably.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2017 8:45AM Security
Microsoft exposed private TLS key for Dynamics 365

Microsoft exposed private TLS key for Dynamics 365

Took over three months to fix critical credential leak.
Juha Saarinen Dec 11 2017 9:00AM Security
Android bug lets attackers modify signed code

Android bug lets attackers modify signed code

File-type duality issue lets baddies plant malware.
Juha Saarinen Dec 9 2017 1:00PM Security
Microsoft patents foldable smartphone designs

Microsoft patents foldable smartphone designs

Former and current Nokia engineers listed as inventors.
Juha Saarinen Dec 8 2017 9:00AM Hardware

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?