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

MYOB to switch off Windows 7 support

MYOB to switch off Windows 7 support

Gives users until December.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2016 9:15AM Software
WA govt launches hospital waiting times app for Perth

WA govt launches hospital waiting times app for Perth

Enabled by open data.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2016 6:06AM Security
Google open sources Parsey McParseface language tool

Google open sources Parsey McParseface language tool

Bundles ready-trained parser for English language analysis.
Juha Saarinen May 13 2016 10:17AM Software
Adobe patches exploited 0day Flash vulnerability

Adobe patches exploited 0day Flash vulnerability

A total of 25 flaws taken care of in update.
Juha Saarinen May 13 2016 8:40AM Security
Telstra DNS outage causes customer grief

Telstra DNS outage causes customer grief

Two-hour interruption to services.
Juha Saarinen May 13 2016 6:51AM Telco/ISP
Slew of critical vulnerability patches issued for Windows

Slew of critical vulnerability patches issued for Windows

Remotely exploitable flaws handled in Patch Wednesday.
Juha Saarinen May 11 2016 6:41AM Security
Google supplier leaks staff data in email fumble

Google supplier leaks staff data in email fumble

Names and social security numbers disclosed.
Juha Saarinen May 10 2016 6:40AM Security
Telstra expands Asian backbone

Telstra expands Asian backbone

Software defined networking-ready services.
Juha Saarinen May 9 2016 3:49PM Telco/ISP
Millions of PCs affected by Lenovo bloatware bugs

Millions of PCs affected by Lenovo bloatware bugs

Long-standing security holes plugged.
Juha Saarinen May 9 2016 7:56AM Software
ACMA review proposes 'full-stack' comms regulation

ACMA review proposes 'full-stack' comms regulation

Four-layer regulatory structure.
Juha Saarinen May 9 2016 6:27AM Telco/ISP
'Solid quarter' sees Atlassian lose $6.6 million

'Solid quarter' sees Atlassian lose $6.6 million

Expenses continue to rise.
Juha Saarinen May 6 2016 11:46AM Financial Services
OpenSSL users urged to patch high-severity holes

OpenSSL users urged to patch high-severity holes

Could be used for MitM attacks, remote code execution.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2016 9:28AM Security
Multiple critical Android flaws patched in May security update

Multiple critical Android flaws patched in May security update

Severity rating system revised.
Juha Saarinen May 3 2016 9:47AM Security
Fake DDoS blackmailers posing as Lizard Squad

Fake DDoS blackmailers posing as Lizard Squad

"Armada Collective" emails disappear.
Juha Saarinen May 2 2016 9:15AM Security
NEC snags CrimTrac biometrics ID deal

NEC snags CrimTrac biometrics ID deal

Incumbent Morpho ousted.
Juha Saarinen May 2 2016 6:35AM Security
Dump software patents, allow geoblocking bypass: Productivity Commission

Dump software patents, allow geoblocking bypass: Productivity Commission

Australia's intellectual property regime needs wide overhaul.
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2016 12:27PM Strategy
British govt eyes off blockchain for data integrity

British govt eyes off blockchain for data integrity

Distributed ledgers for state grants, overseas aid.
Juha Saarinen Apr 29 2016 6:45AM Strategy
ANZ first out of the gate with Apple Pay in Australia

ANZ first out of the gate with Apple Pay in Australia

Available to 5 million customers from day one.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2016 6:45AM Financial Services
Australia's new cyber security policy must consider past mistakes

Australia's new cyber security policy must consider past mistakes

[Blog post] Cyberspace won't be secure until legacy problems are sorted out.
Juha Saarinen Apr 26 2016 2:30PM Security
DDoS blackmailers scare users with empty threats

DDoS blackmailers scare users with empty threats

'Armada Collective' emails dupe recipients.
Juha Saarinen Apr 26 2016 9:03AM Security

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