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

Apple bolsters security in new iOS and macOS

Apple bolsters security in new iOS and macOS

Patches galore for security holes.
Juha Saarinen Mar 28 2017 12:10PM Security
Symantec slams Google's TLS cert penalty measures

Symantec slams Google's TLS cert penalty measures

Tech giants in public spat.
Juha Saarinen Mar 28 2017 7:30AM Security
Microsoft's Docs site still leaking sensitive info

Microsoft's Docs site still leaking sensitive info

Reinserted search function not yet fixed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 27 2017 5:20PM Security
Google to punish Symantec for issuing bogus certs

Google to punish Symantec for issuing bogus certs

Will distrust all Symantec certificates gradually, forcing reissue.
Juha Saarinen Mar 24 2017 12:20PM Security
'Invoice' spammers pervert RTF files to hide malware

'Invoice' spammers pervert RTF files to hide malware

Malformations galore.
Juha Saarinen Mar 24 2017 6:34AM Security
Lastpass patches creds-stealing bugs in browser plugins

Lastpass patches creds-stealing bugs in browser plugins

Google security researcher finds three in a row.
Juha Saarinen Mar 23 2017 6:47AM Security
Google drops first preview of Android O

Google drops first preview of Android O

Final code to be released in the third quarter of this year.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2017 10:40AM Software
Apple brings out cheap 9.7-inch iPad

Apple brings out cheap 9.7-inch iPad

Mid-season refresh to reanimate slow tablet sales.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2017 6:20AM Hardware
Brisbane council seeks CIO to lead troubled LGS

Brisbane council seeks CIO to lead troubled LGS

Candidate to whip service delivery into shape.
Juha Saarinen Mar 21 2017 8:26AM Strategy
Vale Vista, the operating system not even your mother loved

Vale Vista, the operating system not even your mother loved

The thorn in Microsoft's side will soon be laid to rest.
Juha Saarinen Mar 20 2017 4:47PM Software
No updates for Windows 7/8.1 on new hardware

No updates for Windows 7/8.1 on new hardware

Users should upgrade to Windows 10 to get patches.
Juha Saarinen Mar 20 2017 6:55AM Software
Intel launches first bug bounty program

Intel launches first bug bounty program

Covers hardware, firmware, and software.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2017 11:24AM Security
Citadel malware writer 'Kolypto' charged

Citadel malware writer 'Kolypto' charged

Original developer still on the run.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2017 6:29AM Security
Microsoft launches bug bounty for Office previews

Microsoft launches bug bounty for Office previews

Testers have three months to score up to US$15,000.
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2017 10:40AM Security
ATO and Immigration fail audit, aren't 'cyber resilient'

ATO and Immigration fail audit, aren't 'cyber resilient'

DHS gets national auditor's cyber security approval.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2017 1:20PM Security
Microsoft kills critical bugs in delayed Patch Wednesday

Microsoft kills critical bugs in delayed Patch Wednesday

February's SMB file share DoS flaw fixed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2017 9:00AM Security
Apache Struts 2 installations under attack

Apache Struts 2 installations under attack

Fix could be difficult to deploy.
Juha Saarinen Mar 10 2017 12:37PM Security
Verifone confirms corporate network was hacked

Verifone confirms corporate network was hacked

US stores hit.
Juha Saarinen Mar 9 2017 10:31AM Security
Spammers leak 1.4bn email accounts mapped to real names

Spammers leak 1.4bn email accounts mapped to real names

Massive operation exposed.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2017 6:26AM Security
Google makes bug bounty program more '1337'

Google makes bug bounty program more '1337'

Ups rewards for researchers spending more time finding flaws.
Juha Saarinen Mar 3 2017 6:40AM Security

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