Cybersecurity Decrypted #53

Last updated on Oct 2, 2025 1 Minute To Read
Joel Witts Written by Joel Witts

Headlines For Security Pros

Feds Must Mitigate Cisco Zero-Days By EOD

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive ordering federal agencies to identify and patch two vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA).

AI-Assistant MCP Downloaded 1,500 Times Per Week Found Stealing Emails

A malicious AI integration module downloaded 1,500 times a week has been caught quietly siphoning corporate emails to an attacker’s server — exposing a new supply chain risk in the fast-growing world of AI assistants.

540% Rise In Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities In One Year

HackerOne has warned that AI risks are accelerating faster than ever, with valid AI-related vulnerability reports up 210% year over year and prompt-injection findings soaring 540%.

CISA Act Expires As Government Shut Down

The US Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a landmark piece of legislation that encourages companies to share threat information, expired on Wednesday amid a wider US Government shutdown.

Jaguar Land Rover: Manufacturing To Continue After $2bn Government Loan 

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to resume manufacturing after being closed for almost one month after a cyber-attack forced systems offline in the UK, India, Brazil, and Slovakia.

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Joel Witts
Joel Witts Content Director

Joel is the Director of Content and a co-founder at Expert Insights; a rapidly growing media company focussed on covering cybersecurity solutions.

He’s an experienced journalist and editor with 8 years’ experience covering the cybersecurity space. He’s reviewed hundreds of cybersecurity solutions, interviewed hundreds of industry experts and produced dozens of industry reports read by thousands of CISOs and security professionals in topics like IAM, MFA, zero trust, email security, DevSecOps and more.

He also hosts the Expert Insights Podcast and co-writes the weekly newsletter, Decrypted. Joel is driven to share his team’s expertise with cybersecurity leaders to help them create more secure business foundations.