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

Microsoft plugs critical remote exploit in anti-malware

Microsoft plugs critical remote exploit in anti-malware

Flaw is the 'worst-ever in recent memory'.
Juha Saarinen May 9 2017 12:14PM Security
Bank heists via SS7 are bad news for telcos

Bank heists via SS7 are bad news for telcos

[Blog post] Inaction on old network could cost them dearly.
Juha Saarinen May 9 2017 10:30AM Security
Intel system management security hole worse than feared

Intel system management security hole worse than feared

Dell, Lenovo, Fujitsu and HP to release patched firmware.
Juha Saarinen May 8 2017 6:39AM Hardware
Confusion reigns over whether Aussie VPNs must keep user metadata

Confusion reigns over whether Aussie VPNs must keep user metadata

AGD refuses to provide clarity.
Juha Saarinen May 5 2017 6:45AM Security
Massive Google Docs phishing attack hits Gmail users

Massive Google Docs phishing attack hits Gmail users

Update: Self-replicating malware snarfs all contacts.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2017 6:21AM Security
Microsoft debuts locked-down Windows 10 S

Microsoft debuts locked-down Windows 10 S

Run any app you want, as long as it's from the Windows Store.
Juha Saarinen May 3 2017 9:44AM Security
SAN outages put dent in ATO's cybersecurity

SAN outages put dent in ATO's cybersecurity

Struggled to remain compliant.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2017 5:35PM Hardware
Australian govt sends first test e-invoice

Australian govt sends first test e-invoice

Cheque's in the email.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2017 12:49PM Financial Services
IBM shipped malware on USB sticks

IBM shipped malware on USB sticks

Trojan found with Storwize initialisation tool.
Juha Saarinen May 1 2017 6:40AM Software
Australians invited to US Hack the Air Force bug bounty

Australians invited to US Hack the Air Force bug bounty

Five-Eyes hackers to join in for the first time.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2017 7:45AM Security
Atlassian plugs Confluence info leak hole

Atlassian plugs Confluence info leak hole

Two security problems in one week.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2017 7:30AM Security
British man gets two years in prison for DDoS tool sales

British man gets two years in prison for DDoS tool sales

Inspired Lizard Squad's LOIC.
Juha Saarinen Apr 27 2017 6:43AM Security
Microsoft splits Win10 security, software updates

Microsoft splits Win10 security, software updates

Greater flexibility for when to install fixes.
Juha Saarinen Apr 26 2017 3:27PM Software
Russian mega carder gets record US prison sentence

Russian mega carder gets record US prison sentence

Roman "Track2" Seleznev hacked PoS systems with malware.
Juha Saarinen Apr 24 2017 11:21AM Security
Leaked NSA backdoor spreads throughout the world

Leaked NSA backdoor spreads throughout the world

Exploit code infects tens of thousands of systems.
Juha Saarinen Apr 24 2017 10:58AM Security
Mastercard trials fingerprint authentication for payments

Mastercard trials fingerprint authentication for payments

Sensor built into card.
Juha Saarinen Apr 21 2017 6:24AM Financial Services
Vigilante IoT worm Hajime hits Australia

Vigilante IoT worm Hajime hits Australia

Blocks access for Mirai malware.
Juha Saarinen Apr 20 2017 7:36AM Security
Oracle drops a whopping 299-patch security update

Oracle drops a whopping 299-patch security update

But Java only gets eight.
Juha Saarinen Apr 19 2017 10:56AM Security
VMware patches critical vCenter Server vulnerability

VMware patches critical vCenter Server vulnerability

Remotely exploitable bug in Adobe-developed messaging system.
Juha Saarinen Apr 18 2017 6:46AM Security
Unicode flaw in Chrome and Firefox aids phishing

Unicode flaw in Chrome and Firefox aids phishing

Internet Explorer, Edge, and Safari not affected.
Juha Saarinen Apr 17 2017 9:36AM Security

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