IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-07-27

158 posts were published in the last hour 21:31 : House Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Kill Switches for Frontier AI Systems 21:1 : Microsoft Fixes Certighost Flaw That Allowed Domain Controller Impersonation 21:1 : DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’…

Phishing and Compromised Identities Replace Software Exploits as Leading Ransomware Entry Ooint, Sophos Reports

Phishing campaigns, malicious emails and compromised credentials have overtaken software vulnerability exploitation as the leading entry points for ransomware attacks, according to Sophos' State of Ransomware 2026 report, signalling that threat actors are placing greater focus on stealing identities than…