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

File-deleting Jigsaw ransomware cracked

File-deleting Jigsaw ransomware cracked

Decryptor found for aggressive malware.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2016 10:57AM Security
Fast-mutating Qbot malware plays hide and seek with AVs

Fast-mutating Qbot malware plays hide and seek with AVs

Worm that took out Melbourne Health's IT systems very hard to detect.
Juha Saarinen Apr 13 2016 12:29PM Security
Microsoft posts roadmap of Windows 10 features for business

Microsoft posts roadmap of Windows 10 features for business

Focus on authentication and security.
Juha Saarinen Apr 12 2016 8:12AM Software
'Petya' ransomware encryption cracked

'Petya' ransomware encryption cracked

Utility generates unscrambling key.
Juha Saarinen Apr 12 2016 7:27AM Security
CSIRO ships experimental radio tech to German astronomers

CSIRO ships experimental radio tech to German astronomers

Phased array feeds set for Bonn.
Juha Saarinen Apr 11 2016 11:44AM Strategy
US govt to spend billions replacing insecure, old IT

US govt to spend billions replacing insecure, old IT

White House proposes $4.1 billion modernisation fund.
Juha Saarinen Apr 11 2016 11:36AM Software
Adobe issues emergency patch for Flash zero-day

Adobe issues emergency patch for Flash zero-day

Users advised to apply urgently, to avoid ransomware attacks.
Staff Writers , Juha Saarinen Apr 8 2016 12:46PM Security
Be prepared for pain with Bash on Windows 10

Be prepared for pain with Bash on Windows 10

First look at beta build.
Juha Saarinen Apr 8 2016 11:00AM Software
Hacking Team loses open-ended export license

Hacking Team loses open-ended export license

Spyware supplier must ask permission for future sales.
Juha Saarinen Apr 7 2016 8:26AM Security
Hackers charge big bucks for stolen Aussie creds

Hackers charge big bucks for stolen Aussie creds

Report reveals black market rates for digital crimes.
Juha Saarinen Apr 6 2016 12:00PM Security
Adobe warns about new Flash bug under attack

Adobe warns about new Flash bug under attack

Keep an eye out for patch.
Juha Saarinen Apr 6 2016 10:30AM Security
Why you should incentivise your users to combat threats

Why you should incentivise your users to combat threats

[Blog post] Make staff and customers part of the solution.
Juha Saarinen Apr 5 2016 2:24PM Security
Google plugs 15 critical security holes in Android update

Google plugs 15 critical security holes in Android update

Media handling continues to cause headaches.
Juha Saarinen Apr 5 2016 9:41AM Security
Banks commit to Azure cloud as blockchain platform

Banks commit to Azure cloud as blockchain platform

Distributed ledger venture moves forward.
Juha Saarinen Apr 5 2016 9:33AM Software
Hawaiki ANZ-US subsea cable gets green light

Hawaiki ANZ-US subsea cable gets green light

June 2018 completion date set.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2016 9:30AM Telco/ISP
Apple rolls out fix for iOS 9.3 web links issue

Apple rolls out fix for iOS 9.3 web links issue

Certain apps causing headaches.
Juha Saarinen Apr 1 2016 8:00AM Software
Microsoft bets on conversations as a platform

Microsoft bets on conversations as a platform

Cortana, chatbots form new push.
Juha Saarinen Mar 31 2016 6:39AM Software
Trend Micro shipped antivirus with remote debugger active

Trend Micro shipped antivirus with remote debugger active

Easy exploit found by Google's Project Zero security team.
Juha Saarinen Mar 31 2016 6:04AM Security
Oracle wants $12.2b from Google for Java APIs

Oracle wants $12.2b from Google for Java APIs

Record damages based on profit.
Juha Saarinen Mar 30 2016 12:30PM Software
Windows boot-ups disrupted by new encrypting ransomware

Windows boot-ups disrupted by new encrypting ransomware

Petya modifies hard drive master boot records.
Juha Saarinen Mar 29 2016 6:29AM Security

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