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

GitHub says multi-outage week "not acceptable"

GitHub says multi-outage week "not acceptable"

Internal processes reviewed for safer change deployments.
Juha Saarinen May 17 2023 7:00AM Software
Chrome to drop lock icon showing HTTPS status

Chrome to drop lock icon showing HTTPS status

Replaced with new "tune" symbol.
Juha Saarinen May 3 2023 9:12AM Security
What is the Silicon Valley Bank crisis?

What is the Silicon Valley Bank crisis?

Impacting startups globally.
Juha Saarinen Mar 14 2023 11:46AM Governance
The IT and digital channel sustainability opportunity

The IT and digital channel sustainability opportunity

(Free registration required.)
Juha Saarinen , William Maher Jan 27 2023 8:25AM State of Sustainability
Defender update deletes Windows Start menu and Taskbar shortcuts

Defender update deletes Windows Start menu and Taskbar shortcuts

Faulty Attack Surface Reduction rule to blame.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2023 11:07AM Software
Rackspace customer data taken in 'PLAY' ransomware attack

Rackspace customer data taken in 'PLAY' ransomware attack

Hacked Hosted Exchange will not be rebuilt.
Juha Saarinen Jan 9 2023 4:44PM Security
Python's PyPI registry suffers another supply-chain attack

Python's PyPI registry suffers another supply-chain attack

PyTorch-nightly dependency compromised.
Juha Saarinen Jan 4 2023 10:55AM Security
Researchers find new 'ProxyNotShell' Exchange exploit

Researchers find new 'ProxyNotShell' Exchange exploit

Exploited by the Play ransomware gang.
Juha Saarinen Dec 22 2022 7:50AM Security
Crypto exchange Binance cops $2 million fine for spamming

Crypto exchange Binance cops $2 million fine for spamming

Sent over 5.7 million non-compliant emails.
Juha Saarinen Dec 15 2022 6:58AM Financial Services
Rackspace hosted Exchange still down due to 'security incident'

Rackspace hosted Exchange still down due to 'security incident'

Customers asked to move to Microsoft 365.
Juha Saarinen Dec 5 2022 10:40AM Security
OpenSSL downgrades email address bug from critical to high

OpenSSL downgrades email address bug from critical to high

Vulnerabilities introduced with punycode functionality in X.509 certificates.
Juha Saarinen Nov 2 2022 6:50AM Security
Apple launches 'specially fused' iPhones for security researchers

Apple launches 'specially fused' iPhones for security researchers

New program covered by strict rules.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2022 7:00AM Security
Apple warns of actively exploited iOS and iPadOS zero-day

Apple warns of actively exploited iOS and iPadOS zero-day

Big set of security patches released.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2022 9:38AM Security
October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

October Patch Wednesday handles 13 critical vulnerabilities

One PrivEsc bug exploited in the wild.
Juha Saarinen Oct 12 2022 12:18PM Security
Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Lapsus$ affiliates behind Uber hack, company says

Compromised external contractor's account.
Juha Saarinen Sep 20 2022 6:30AM Security
EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

EZVIZ video cameras can be accessed remotely

Full device takeover possible.
Juha Saarinen Sep 19 2022 6:50AM Security
Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Serious two-year old bug bites ManageEngine

Unauthenticated attackers can run arbitrary code remotely.
Juha Saarinen Sep 12 2022 12:30PM Security
AT&T outs new 'Shikitega' Linux malware

AT&T outs new 'Shikitega' Linux malware

Drops Monero crypto miner.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2022 10:45AM Security
Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges

Slick new phishing-as-a-service kit emerges

EvilProxy covers accounts with most major brands.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2022 10:25AM Security
Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Chinese state hackers targeted Australian federal and local gov

Launched watering hole attacks via fake news sites.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2022 7:25AM Security

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