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

Plug'n'play USB attack steals locked Windows creds

Plug'n'play USB attack steals locked Windows creds

No fix for cheap, easy hack.
Juha Saarinen Sep 8 2016 9:26AM Security
Apple unveils the iPhone 7

Apple unveils the iPhone 7

No more headphone jack.
Juha Saarinen Sep 8 2016 7:00AM Hardware
Aruba products contain compromised HTTPS certificate

Aruba products contain compromised HTTPS certificate

Issue of reused certs in devices rears its ugly head again.
Juha Saarinen Sep 7 2016 11:15AM Security
Pokémon-inspired rootkit attacks Linux systems

Pokémon-inspired rootkit attacks Linux systems

Provides backdoor and traffic-hiding capabilities.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2016 9:00AM Security
Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Flags login process as malware.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2016 5:05AM Security
Southern Cross Cable plots new trans-Pacific route

Southern Cross Cable plots new trans-Pacific route

Project NEXT to provide 60 Tbps by 2020.
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2016 9:30AM Telco/ISP
Insecure Redis caches abused for Linux server attacks

Insecure Redis caches abused for Linux server attacks

Targeted by file-deleting Fairware attackers.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2016 10:52AM Security
Apple to cull crap apps from App Store

Apple to cull crap apps from App Store

Long names will also be chopped.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2016 10:24AM Software
OS X patched against 'Pegasus' spyware exploits

OS X patched against 'Pegasus' spyware exploits

Follows emergency update for iOS devices last week.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2016 9:16AM Security
Google tries to end browser privacy violation lawsuit

Google tries to end browser privacy violation lawsuit

Throws millions to make cookie ad tracking court case go away.
Juha Saarinen Sep 1 2016 3:50PM Security
Google refuses to address login page security flaw

Google refuses to address login page security flaw

Careful with open redirects.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2016 10:36AM Security
RIPPER malware plunders Windows-based ATMs

RIPPER malware plunders Windows-based ATMs

Controlled via ATM chip card.
Juha Saarinen Aug 29 2016 9:00AM Security
Govt wants better location tracking for 000 mobile calls

Govt wants better location tracking for 000 mobile calls

Asks the market for help.
Juha Saarinen Aug 29 2016 6:43AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft ups Windows Server 2016 resource limits

Microsoft ups Windows Server 2016 resource limits

Rams in the terabytes for in-memory databases.
Juha Saarinen Aug 29 2016 6:09AM Software
Apple issues emergency patch for exploited iOS zero-days

Apple issues emergency patch for exploited iOS zero-days

‘Trident’ vulnerability used to attack media and activists.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2016 9:00AM Security
At 25, Linux has grown up and gone pro

At 25, Linux has grown up and gone pro

Happy birthday, Penguin.
Juha Saarinen Aug 25 2016 3:43PM Software
Windows update breaks PowerShell remote management

Windows update breaks PowerShell remote management

Fix coming in a week.
Juha Saarinen Aug 25 2016 11:47AM Software
Wikileaks email dump riddled with malware

Wikileaks email dump riddled with malware

Thousands of direct links to viruses and ransomware.
Juha Saarinen Aug 24 2016 6:35AM Security
Google starts rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat

Google starts rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat

Company's devices to get new OS first.
Juha Saarinen Aug 23 2016 12:05PM Telco/ISP
ARM pushes into supercomputer market

ARM pushes into supercomputer market

Chip designer to break out of mobile space.
Juha Saarinen Aug 23 2016 7:00AM Hardware

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