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

Cloudbleed data leak flaw wasn't exploited: Cloudflare

Cloudbleed data leak flaw wasn't exploited: Cloudflare

Company to continue analysis of "extremely serious bug".
Juha Saarinen Mar 3 2017 6:33AM Security
Apple-style app restrictions mooted for Windows

Apple-style app restrictions mooted for Windows

Microsoft trials "walled garden" security approach.
Juha Saarinen Mar 2 2017 9:25AM Security
AWS outage takes out high-profile sites

AWS outage takes out high-profile sites

S3 problems spread to other services.
Juha Saarinen Mar 1 2017 7:50AM Storage
Testing reveals sad state of Android anti-malware apps

Testing reveals sad state of Android anti-malware apps

Ratings and reviews won't weed out badware.
Juha Saarinen Feb 28 2017 10:20AM Security
Cloudbleed: When security means living with complexity

Cloudbleed: When security means living with complexity

[Blog post] It's difficult trying to do the right thing.
Juha Saarinen Feb 28 2017 10:00AM Security
Telstra preps nationwide LTE broadcast service

Telstra preps nationwide LTE broadcast service

Apple not on board with 4G broadcast tech.
Juha Saarinen Feb 28 2017 6:35AM Telco/ISP
Telstra to upgrade optical network, trial 5G and IoT

Telstra to upgrade optical network, trial 5G and IoT

To cater to expected traffic growth.
Juha Saarinen Feb 27 2017 6:07AM Telco/ISP
MySQL instances attacked by database blackmailers

MySQL instances attacked by database blackmailers

Copycats delete databases without dumping them.
Juha Saarinen Feb 26 2017 8:36PM Security
Police arrest bot herder behind attack on millions of routers

Police arrest bot herder behind attack on millions of routers

Faces up to a decade in prison if found guilty.
Juha Saarinen Feb 24 2017 9:35AM Security
Researchers present first practical crack for SHA-1 crypto

Researchers present first practical crack for SHA-1 crypto

Lower cost attack within reach of well-funded actors.
Juha Saarinen Feb 24 2017 6:52AM Security
'Patcher' ransomware locks macOS files for good

'Patcher' ransomware locks macOS files for good

Don't pirate software, and back up offline.
Juha Saarinen Feb 23 2017 11:29AM Security
Netflix open sources user device security check tool

Netflix open sources user device security check tool

Gives security recommendations instead of heavy-handed policy enforcement.
Juha Saarinen Feb 22 2017 7:39AM Security
Govt seeks input on critical infrastructure protection

Govt seeks input on critical infrastructure protection

Safeguarding telco and other assets.
Juha Saarinen Feb 21 2017 3:18PM Security
Malware authors camouflage code with Russian terms

Malware authors camouflage code with Russian terms

Lazarus group thought to be behind attack code.
Juha Saarinen Feb 21 2017 6:23AM Security
Google outs unfixed Windows info leak flaw

Google outs unfixed Windows info leak flaw

Microsoft again scolded in public for not patching vulnerability.
Juha Saarinen Feb 19 2017 5:32PM Security
Cisco prepares for $163m hit on Intel Atom bombs

Cisco prepares for $163m hit on Intel Atom bombs

Starts clock on device failure remediation.
Juha Saarinen Feb 17 2017 9:50AM Hardware
High-severity flaw found in OpenSSL

High-severity flaw found in OpenSSL

Users with version 1.1.0 advised to upgrade.
Juha Saarinen Feb 17 2017 6:30AM Security
Chip-level bug leaves PCs open to exploitation

Chip-level bug leaves PCs open to exploitation

ASLR can be bypassed via the browser.
Juha Saarinen Feb 15 2017 4:50PM Hardware
Microsoft flubs Patch Wednesday, delays February updates

Microsoft flubs Patch Wednesday, delays February updates

No date provided for when the updates will resume.
Juha Saarinen Feb 15 2017 6:44AM Security
SA Water CIO shifts to Adelaide Uni

SA Water CIO shifts to Adelaide Uni

Bev McQuade is uni's second-ever CIO.
Juha Saarinen Feb 13 2017 5:08PM Training & Development

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