Episode 110 - Andy is Hot Hot Hot

<p><strong>This week in InfoSec</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>28th June 2000: The Pikachu virus began spreading. It is believed to be the first virus targeting children, incorporating Pikachu from the Pokémon series. </p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu_virus">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu_virus</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1277433652519899137">https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1277433652519899137</a></p><p>29th June 2007: Nearly 6 months after it was introduced, Apple’s highly-anticipated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(original)">iPhone</a> goes on sale. Generally downplayed by Old Word Technology pundits after its introduction, the iPhone was greeted by long lines of buyers around the country on that first day. Quickly becoming an overnight phenomenon, one million iPhones were sold in only 74 days. Since those early days, the ensuing iPhone models have continued to set sales records and have completely changed not only the smartphone and technology industries, but the world as well.</p><p>26th June 1997: The US Supreme Court ruled the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional on a 7-2 vote. The act, passed by both houses of Congress, sought to control the content of the Internet in an effort to keep pornography from minors. In an opinion written by Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court ruled the act a violation of free speech as guaranteed by the US Constitution. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week</strong></p><p>Quick mention just to get the blood boiling: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/28/india_directions_deadline_logging/">India extends deadline for compliance with infosec logging rules by 90 days</a></p><p>India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the local Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) have extended the deadline for compliance with the Cyber Security Directions introduced on April