The Real Cost of Ignoring IT Health in RIA Firms
For many RIA firms, technology maintenance often takes a back ...
Holiday Tech Etiquette For Small RIAs (Or: How Not To Accidentally Ruin Someone’s Day)
The holidays are stressful enough without technology tripping you up. Clients are trying to squeeze in last-minute errands, employees are juggling family schedules and everyone’s expectations are cranked up to 11. The last thing you want is to accidentally frustrate ...
Holiday Scams In Disguise: What To Watch Out For When Donating Online
Even in good times, scammers circle around generosity. But during the holidays, when giving increases and emotions run high, they truly pounce. A few years ago, a massive telefunding fraud was shut down after authorities discovered that the perpetrators had ...
Perfect Balance: Incorporate AI & Human Connection
ChatGPT has been a hot topic in our office lately. As an author, I immediately scoffed at it. Since ChatGPT lacks emotion, it’s pretty unsatisfying. Technology constantly evolves, and we must grow with it. The question is this: How do ...
Is it Time for a Vacation from Work?
Business leaders want their companies to be profitable and often dedicate hours of overtime every week to ensure everything runs smoothly. While this might give your business a boost, it can be damaging to your mental health. Many leaders have ...
MGM taken down, Caesars paid up
In September MGM Casinos and Hotels suffered a massive cyberattack. WSJ reported: “ I saw employees armed with clipboards and pens everywhere. It was the strangest sight I’ve seen since MGM installed those handwashing stations… tables were filled with binders ...
October is Cybersecurity Month
Of course, every month is cybersecurity month here at JM Addington Technology Solutions but for most businesses your core focus is on something else: your core competency. But you still need a time to pull aside long enough to see ...
GM As Critical Infrastructure
Kevin Tierney, GM's chief cybersecurity officer, is increasingly focusing on power-grid security due to the shift away from gas-powered cars. This, in turn, makes GM a critical infrastructure provider as they set up charging stations across the country. Unlike gas ...
African American Innovators in Tech | Granville T Woods
Granville T Woods was an electrical engineer and a prominent inventor in the 19th century. He had many significant electrical inventions back then, such that he was called ‘Black Edison’. At the age of ten, Woods began working in a ...
African American Innovators in Tech | John Henry Thompson
have a high school student, John Henry Thompson had an interest in programming. Over time he learned programming languages like PLI, JCL, COBOL, and FORTRAN. He is known for inventing Lingo, a programming language that enables the creation of visuals ...
