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

Australia and NZ to get new subsea cable

Australia and NZ to get new subsea cable

Will add 20 terabit/s capacity by the end of the year.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2016 8:17AM Telco/ISP
Victoria trials satellite scans to detect water leaks from space

Victoria trials satellite scans to detect water leaks from space

Picks up 18 faults in just four days.
Juha Saarinen Mar 17 2016 6:51AM Telco/ISP
Long way to go before the web is HTTPS protected

Long way to go before the web is HTTPS protected

Moving can be a struggle for site operators.
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2016 9:21AM Security
Kogan snaps up Dick Smith

Kogan snaps up Dick Smith

No plans to reopen physical stores.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2016 8:12AM Strategy
Google doubles reward for security bug hunters

Google doubles reward for security bug hunters

Challenges researchers to compromise Chromebooks.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2016 6:50AM Security
Microsoft starts pushing Windows 10 upgrades to users

Microsoft starts pushing Windows 10 upgrades to users

Saying no isn't easy.
Juha Saarinen Mar 14 2016 10:00AM Software
Anti-DDoS firm Staminus ransacked by hackers

Anti-DDoS firm Staminus ransacked by hackers

The KKK's data taken away.
Juha Saarinen Mar 13 2016 2:57PM Security
Microsoft releases fully-tooled Win 10 VMs for devs

Microsoft releases fully-tooled Win 10 VMs for devs

Latest effort to lure back coders to Windows.
Juha Saarinen Mar 11 2016 9:28AM Security
Slew of dangerous Adobe Flash flaws patched

Slew of dangerous Adobe Flash flaws patched

Remote code execution vulnerabilities galore.
Juha Saarinen Mar 11 2016 6:28AM Security
Google releases dev preview of next-gen Android OS

Google releases dev preview of next-gen Android OS

Gives developers a chance to get ahead.
Juha Saarinen Mar 10 2016 10:02AM Software
Defence extends Unisys IT support contract

Defence extends Unisys IT support contract

Two-year deal worth $74 million.
Juha Saarinen Mar 10 2016 6:40AM Strategy
Critical Android bugs patched by Google

Critical Android bugs patched by Google

Mediaserver remains the soft underbelly of Android security.
Juha Saarinen Mar 8 2016 3:30PM Security
Basslink locates interconnector cable fault

Basslink locates interconnector cable fault

Cut and cap operation next.
Juha Saarinen Mar 8 2016 1:56PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft ports SQL Server to Linux

Microsoft ports SQL Server to Linux

Preview released in partnership with Red Hat and Canonical.
Juha Saarinen Mar 8 2016 8:46AM Software
Sydney Uni lost laptop containing sensitive student data

Sydney Uni lost laptop containing sensitive student data

Data could have been 'unlawfully accessed'.
Juha Saarinen Mar 8 2016 6:04AM Security
Amazon backtracks on Fire OS encryption removal

Amazon backtracks on Fire OS encryption removal

Security feature to return in forthcoming update.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2016 9:50AM Security
Windows 10 hit by problematic update

Windows 10 hit by problematic update

Blamed by users for a range of problems.
Juha Saarinen Mar 7 2016 6:40AM Software
Cisco patches switches to remove hardcoded credentials

Cisco patches switches to remove hardcoded credentials

Vulnerability allows full remote control of Nexus switches.
Juha Saarinen Mar 4 2016 7:53AM Security
US payments start-up fined for lying about security

US payments start-up fined for lying about security

Watchdog found lackadaisical approach to security.
Juha Saarinen Mar 4 2016 4:52AM Security
Major Australian banks vulnerable to DROWN SSLv2 flaw

Major Australian banks vulnerable to DROWN SSLv2 flaw

Disable SSLv2 everywhere to prevent decryption of communications.
Juha Saarinen Mar 2 2016 4:56AM Security

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