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

UK insurer loses storage device with sensitive customer data

UK insurer loses storage device with sensitive customer data

Names, addresses, bank account details leaked.
Juha Saarinen Sep 14 2015 6:31AM Security
Second-hand IPv4 addresses reaping big bucks

Second-hand IPv4 addresses reaping big bucks

Up to US$100 per IPv4 address could become the norm.
Juha Saarinen Sep 11 2015 6:33AM Telco/ISP
Telcos invent new way to deliver fast broadband via copper

Telcos invent new way to deliver fast broadband via copper

TR 301 to enable economies of scale for VDSL2 and G.Fast.
Juha Saarinen Sep 8 2015 9:07AM Telco/ISP
Mozilla Bugzilla data breach leaked zero-days

Mozilla Bugzilla data breach leaked zero-days

Attacker may have had access to sensitive info since 2013.
Juha Saarinen Sep 7 2015 6:31AM Security
Netflix releases Sleepy Puppy anti-XSS tool

Netflix releases Sleepy Puppy anti-XSS tool

Helps devs tackle common yet dangerous security problem.
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2015 10:01AM Security
Australia emerges as source for DDoS attacks

Australia emerges as source for DDoS attacks

NBN connections abused for service disruption attacks.
Juha Saarinen Sep 4 2015 5:23AM Security
Apple-Samsung US court battle headed for fourth trial

Apple-Samsung US court battle headed for fourth trial

Hearing to work out damages scheduled for 2016.
Juha Saarinen Sep 3 2015 6:51AM Strategy
Tech giants band together for open source video codec

Tech giants band together for open source video codec

Aim to release free-to-use codec within two years.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2015 6:41AM Software
Hacking the hacking problem

Hacking the hacking problem

[Blog post] Putting kids in prison for internet crimes isn't working.
Juha Saarinen Sep 1 2015 2:50PM Security
Malware steals 225,000 Apple accounts on jailbroken devices

Malware steals 225,000 Apple accounts on jailbroken devices

KeyRaider distributed through Chinese Cydia repositories.
Juha Saarinen Sep 1 2015 6:12AM Security
British cops arrest six for using Lizard Stresser DDoS tool

British cops arrest six for using Lizard Stresser DDoS tool

Police embark on anti-DDoS education campaign.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2015 7:00AM Security
MSN hit by large exploit kit malvertising campaign

MSN hit by large exploit kit malvertising campaign

Angler EK used to plant ransomware and ad fraud code.
Juha Saarinen Aug 28 2015 9:20AM Security
BitTorrent plugs denial of service protocol vulnerability

BitTorrent plugs denial of service protocol vulnerability

libµTP receives patch against traffic reflection abuse.
Juha Saarinen Aug 28 2015 3:00AM Security
Github back online after denial of service attack

Github back online after denial of service attack

Unknown attackers down code repository.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2015 6:46AM Security
Close door on TOR or face liability for threats: researchers

Close door on TOR or face liability for threats: researchers

Businesses warned to get proactive against anonymising network.
Juha Saarinen Aug 27 2015 6:30AM Security
Linux Foundation starts security vetting program for FOSS

Linux Foundation starts security vetting program for FOSS

Seeks input on initial criteria.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2015 11:38AM Security
iiNet records bumper numbers in last-ever results

iiNet records bumper numbers in last-ever results

Revenue and subscriber numbers up year-on-year.
Juha Saarinen Aug 24 2015 6:38AM Telco/ISP
Cheap thermal imagers can steal user PINs

Cheap thermal imagers can steal user PINs

Metallic keys on PIN pads recommended.
Juha Saarinen Aug 21 2015 9:45AM Security
Windows Server 2016 preview debuts containers

Windows Server 2016 preview debuts containers

Deployed and managed by open source Docker tools.
Juha Saarinen Aug 20 2015 2:04PM Software
Urgent out-of-band patch released for Internet Explorer

Urgent out-of-band patch released for Internet Explorer

Drive-by attacks possible with critical vulnerability.
Juha Saarinen Aug 19 2015 8:08AM Security

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