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

Bitcoin will be crackable by quantum computers in a decade

Bitcoin will be crackable by quantum computers in a decade

Researchers propose ways to secure crypto currencies.
Juha Saarinen Nov 1 2017 6:30AM Strategy
Big three Aussie banks build Apple Pay rival

Big three Aussie banks build Apple Pay rival

ANZ not included.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2017 9:30AM Financial Services
Google exposed its own vulnerabilities database

Google exposed its own vulnerabilities database

Researcher poked holes in issue tracker.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2017 6:40AM Security
ACT buys 15,000 Chromebooks for students

ACT buys 15,000 Chromebooks for students

Rugged devices can cope with tough handling.
Juha Saarinen Oct 30 2017 11:55AM Training & Development
Code flaws in BadRabbit aid file recovery

Code flaws in BadRabbit aid file recovery

Malware uses NSA exploit to spread.
Juha Saarinen Oct 30 2017 8:53AM Security
Westpac launches wearable payment band

Westpac launches wearable payment band

Banks on designers to bring out products.
Juha Saarinen Oct 30 2017 6:40AM Financial Services
Telstra first out of gates with RCS next-gen messaging

Telstra first out of gates with RCS next-gen messaging

Feature-rich texting for Android users.
Juha Saarinen Oct 27 2017 6:22AM Telco/ISP
IBM has a new Australian boss

IBM has a new Australian boss

Kerry Purcell moves overseas.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2017 12:25PM Strategy
Google and Cisco team up for hybrid cloud

Google and Cisco team up for hybrid cloud

Open standards solution.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2017 6:45AM Storage
Is Bad Rabbit the new NotPetya?

Is Bad Rabbit the new NotPetya?

Malware uses legit software to encrypt disks.
Juha Saarinen Oct 25 2017 10:23AM Security
DUHK attack recovers secret keys from Fortinet devices

DUHK attack recovers secret keys from Fortinet devices

"Absurd" flaw in government-certified crypto.
Juha Saarinen Oct 25 2017 6:56AM Security
NATO cyber conference flyer used as phishing bait

NATO cyber conference flyer used as phishing bait

"Fancy Bear" APT targets high-ranking officials.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2017 11:10AM Security
Microsoft goes Cray with supercomputing as a service

Microsoft goes Cray with supercomputing as a service

Workflows in Azure.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2017 10:00AM Hardware
Kaspersky, under siege, fights back with transparency promise

Kaspersky, under siege, fights back with transparency promise

Will allow independent reviews of code and business processes.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2017 9:08AM Security
APNIC resets passwords after whois credentials spill

APNIC resets passwords after whois credentials spill

Accidentally published hashed passwords.
Juha Saarinen Oct 24 2017 6:30AM Security
AusPost online outage causes headaches for businesses

AusPost online outage causes headaches for businesses

Service disruption enters second day.
Juha Saarinen Oct 23 2017 3:13PM Telco/ISP
New Mirai copycat IoT botnet spreading

New Mirai copycat IoT botnet spreading

Code being actively modified.
Juha Saarinen Oct 23 2017 6:55AM Security
Canadian govt spooks open source anti-malware analytics tool

Canadian govt spooks open source anti-malware analytics tool

Follow Five-Eye partner agencies.
Juha Saarinen Oct 20 2017 2:15PM Security
Google offers Play app store bounty program

Google offers Play app store bounty program

Limited to specific apps and vulnerabilities.
Juha Saarinen Oct 20 2017 6:53AM Security
Samsung readies 8 nanometre chip production lines

Samsung readies 8 nanometre chip production lines

Promises low power parts.
Juha Saarinen Oct 19 2017 9:38AM Hardware

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