January 1, 2026
Protecting Residents, Staff and Ratings: 4 Actionable Steps for Stronger Infection Control
Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1 to 3 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur annually in U.S. long-term care facilities, contributing to as many as 388,000 resident deaths each year. Beyond...January 1, 2026
Revolutionizing the Standard of Care and Patient Experience: A Holistic Approach to Chronic Conditions
The cure for the traditional, fractured approach to treating polychronic conditions is bringing multi-specialty care to the patient—in their own home. The disease burden of chronic conditions has been rising dramatically—a Milken Institute report estimated that 30.8 million people in the U.S. had three or more chronic diseases in 2015; projections suggest that approximately...January 1, 2026
Taking a high-tech approach to reverse logistics
The holiday season may be over, but logistics professionals are still in the thick of it, dealing with a wave of returns that has grown so much in recent years that many in the industry are referring to the January returns season as a “second peak.” Coming on the heels of peak shipping season, that wave of returns is keeping warehouses nationwide buzzing with...January 1, 2026
DarkSpectre Browser Extension Campaigns Exposed After Impacting 8.8 Million Users Worldwide
The threat actor behind two malicious browser extension campaigns, ShadyPanda and GhostPoster, has been attributed to a third attack campaign codenamed DarkSpectre that has impacted 2.2 million users of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. The activity is assessed to be the work of a Chinese threat actor that Koi Security is tracking under the moniker...January 1, 2026
Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack Drains $8.5M via Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack
Trust Wallet on Tuesday revealed that the second iteration of the Shai-Hulud (aka Sha1-Hulud) supply chain outbreak in November 2025 was likely responsible for the hack of its Google Chrome extension, ultimately resulting in the theft of approximately $8.5 million in assets. “Our Developer GitHub secrets were exposed in the attack, which gave the attacker access to...January 1, 2026
RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical React2Shell Flaw to Hijack IoT Devices and Web Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a persistent nine-month-long campaign that has targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications to enroll them into a botnet known as RondoDox. As of December 2025, the activity has been observed leveraging the recently disclosed React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182, CVSS score: 10.0) flaw as an initial access vector,...January 1, 2026
The role of genomic regulation in sea anemone evolution
Original story from the Center for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona, Spain). By mapping regulatory DNA cell by cell, researchers show how an ancient animal builds diverse cell types, and why gene control, not genes alone, drives evolution. One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal’s body carries an identical genome yet still gives rise...January 1, 2026
Cell batteries: condensates charge the membrane
Original story from Scripps Research (CA, USA). ‘Tiny biological batteries’ can change the cell membrane’s electrical properties – a discovery that has big implications for health, as many essential cellular processes hinge upon precise electrical activity. Many biological processes are regulated by electricity – from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of...January 1, 2026
What role does estrogen play in signaling gut pain?
Original story from the University of California, San Francisco (CA, USA). Researchers discover that estrogen can turn on pain signals associated with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome. Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating and digestive discomfort. Now,...January 1, 2026
How Can CISOs Create the Ideal Cyber Budget?
Here, Security magazine talks with Chris Wheeler, CISO at Resilience, about how CISOs can create the ideal cyber budget for the new year. Continue reading →January 1, 2026
Cybercrime Economics: AI’s Impact and How to Shift Defenses
AI changed the economics of cybercrime. In 2026, defenses must change with it. Continue reading →January 1, 2026














