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

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
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

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