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

Distributed guessing attack could reveal Visa card details

Distributed guessing attack could reveal Visa card details

Researchers map out online vulnerability.
Juha Saarinen Dec 5 2016 6:42AM Security
EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

Multi-year investigation ends digital crime network.
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2016 7:29AM Security
MPs to study social impact of driverless vehicles

MPs to study social impact of driverless vehicles

Submissions to inquiry open.
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2016 6:20AM Strategy
AWS opens up Lex chatbot builder

AWS opens up Lex chatbot builder

Uses Alexa deep learning technologies.
Juha Saarinen , Paris Cowan Dec 1 2016 9:48AM Storage
'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

Goes for Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop Android versions.
Juha Saarinen Dec 1 2016 9:30AM Security
Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Updated: Similar to FBI's 2013 0day.
Juha Saarinen Nov 30 2016 3:00PM Security
PayPal fixes app authentication token hijack flaw

PayPal fixes app authentication token hijack flaw

Online payments processor didn't implement OAuth right.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 2:30PM Security
Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Malware attempts to infect routers via remote management feature.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 9:00AM Security
Windows 10 Edge security easily bypassed through protocols

Windows 10 Edge security easily bypassed through protocols

Browser has large, exploitable attack surface by design.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 6:40AM Security
Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Researcher pokes holes in Microsoft's Linux cloud.
Juha Saarinen Nov 28 2016 3:30PM Security
Melbourne apartment builder signs up for paperless settlements

Melbourne apartment builder signs up for paperless settlements

Will use targeted PEXA solution.
Juha Saarinen Nov 28 2016 12:10PM Financial Services
Microsoft claims week-long Outlook sync problem is fixed

Microsoft claims week-long Outlook sync problem is fixed

Unknown problem causes messaging maladies for users.
Juha Saarinen Nov 24 2016 10:17AM Software
Trump vows to withdraw US from TPP

Trump vows to withdraw US from TPP

China and Russia mooted to take US' spot.
Juha Saarinen Nov 22 2016 11:22AM Financial Services
Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Wants to sharpen Iaas and PaaS offerings.
Juha Saarinen Nov 22 2016 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft replaces cmd.exe with PowerShell in latest Win10 build

Microsoft replaces cmd.exe with PowerShell in latest Win10 build

More powerful CLI becomes default.
Juha Saarinen Nov 21 2016 11:11AM Software
Dodgy Android update software allows full system compromise

Dodgy Android update software allows full system compromise

Unencrypted OTA updater discovered.
Juha Saarinen Nov 21 2016 6:40AM Software
Service opened on new Asia Pacific cable

Service opened on new Asia Pacific cable

Boost for regional transit capacity.
Juha Saarinen Nov 18 2016 6:35AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft joins Linux Foundation

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation

Extends company's open source embrace.
Juha Saarinen Nov 17 2016 11:04AM Software
Adobe fined $1.3m for 2013 mega data breach

Adobe fined $1.3m for 2013 mega data breach

Ordered to tighten up security practices.
Juha Saarinen Nov 16 2016 11:23AM Security
Android firmware sent sensitive user data to China

Android firmware sent sensitive user data to China

Adups data-gathering code installed on US devices.
Juha Saarinen Nov 16 2016 9:35AM Telco/ISP

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