Tech News Weekly 163: SolarWinds: What Is a Supply Chain Attack?

Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 11:59 p.m.

SolarWinds hack, Apple Fitness+, cash in Japan.

  • Bruce Schneier breaks down how the SolarWinds hack was executed and talks about what it takes to pull off a supply chain attack.
  • Apple released its new Fitness+ service and Michael Potuck from 9to5Mac discusses whether it might someday be opened up for non-Apple Watch users.
  • In Japan, fintech companies use rewards systems to get people to pay with digital means instead of cash. Andrew Deck from Rest of World talks about Poikatsu culture.
  • Google is facing a third Antitrust suit and it's hardly a surprise at this point.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Bruce Schneier, Michael Potuck, and Andrew Deck

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