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

Windows Server, SQL Server get six-year support extension

Windows Server, SQL Server get six-year support extension

Total of 16 years support available, with caveats.
Juha Saarinen Dec 13 2016 9:00AM Software
Cops arrest scores of young cybercrims worldwide

Cops arrest scores of young cybercrims worldwide

Anti-DDoS campaign gets serious.
Juha Saarinen Dec 13 2016 6:44AM Security
'Hardware issue' downs ATO digital services

'Hardware issue' downs ATO digital services

Update: Entire day offline and counting.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2016 12:39PM Financial Services
Stop using vulnerable Netgear routers: CMU CERT

Stop using vulnerable Netgear routers: CMU CERT

Updated: Easy exploits allow arbitrary command execution.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2016 9:00AM Security
Disk-wiping malware in Saudi attacks used inside information

Disk-wiping malware in Saudi attacks used inside information

Highly customised virus has local creds hard-coded.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2016 6:04AM Security
Qualcomm to give Windows 10 a shot in the ARM

Qualcomm to give Windows 10 a shot in the ARM

Will run Windows x86 Win32 and universal apps.
Juha Saarinen Dec 9 2016 10:46AM Hardware
IoT-ready Bluetooth 5 rolled out to manufacturers

IoT-ready Bluetooth 5 rolled out to manufacturers

Faster, longer reach, better interference detection.
Juha Saarinen Dec 9 2016 6:41AM Hardware
Don't do the crime, but learn from those who did

Don't do the crime, but learn from those who did

[Blog post] Avalanche offers a few choice lessons.
Juha Saarinen Dec 6 2016 3:00PM Security
Uber to create artificial intelligence lab

Uber to create artificial intelligence lab

Acquires research startup Geometric Intelligence.
Juha Saarinen Dec 6 2016 9:18AM Strategy
Alcatel-Lucent to build Australia Singapore Cable

Alcatel-Lucent to build Australia Singapore Cable

Completion date of 2018.
Juha Saarinen Dec 6 2016 9:16AM Telco/ISP
Apple iCloud in three-hour global outage

Apple iCloud in three-hour global outage

Sign-in problems stop iTunes purchases, web access.
Juha Saarinen Dec 6 2016 8:31AM Software
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

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