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ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, TaxDome...Technical Debt is Harming Your Firm

Tax Professionals and Financial Service Providers are spending more time testing new software than doing their own work; it could be creating a…

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Guardian Library // Prediction Machine

Guardian Library provides books, movies, and other resources to provide inside into technology, security, and AI.

Feb 28 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

Critical Security Update: February 20, 2026 (All Apple Devices, Microsoft, Microsoft Office 365, Grandstream, Google Chrome)

Critical Security Update

Feb 20 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

Critical Security Update: February 6, 2026 (n8n, MacOS Glassworm, Microsoft Windows)

Critical Security Update

Feb 6 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

Tech 101 // Security Theatre

Tech 101 takes complex technical terms or topics and explains them in every day, easy-to-understand terms.

Jan 29 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

Beyond the 10-Key: Superpower Your AI With Clawdbot (Well, Maybe...)

Looking for the next Jarvis? Want a real, legit AI assistant that has actionable capabilities? Don't expect the world to change quite yet...

Jan 27 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

Critical Security Update: January 23, 2026 (Okta Single Sign-On (SSO) Authentication, Microsoft Teams, Lastpass, Tesla)

Critical Security Update

Jan 23 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

2026 is Coming in HOT! These Top Four Concerns Have Easy Fixes

With the holidays behind us and filing season on the horizon, there are the top four biggest concerns for 2026 - and how we can ward against them.

Jan 22

The Threats Are Real // Password Reset Key

The Threats Are Real provides exposure to both hardware and software threats that exist in industry with guidance on how to remain protected.

Jan 19

Critical Security Update: January 16, 2026 (Microsoft Windows 11, Outlook, Cisco, Verizon, Chrome for Android, Telegram)

Critical Security Update

Jan 16 • Financial Guardians, LLC and Brad D. Messner, PhD, EA

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Beyond the 10-Key

You can’t hide for an entire day in this industry without having the topic of AI discussed. [Free] However, there is a growing problem in the industry that everybody talks about AI and what it is able to do, but so few are implementing or actually showing how.

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Guardian Lite is the essential monthly membership for Financial Guardians and includes: Emergency Alerts, Tech 101 Videos, Industry News, WISP Explainer Videos, Annual Security Review Checklist, Software Discounts, Hardware Reviews, Software Reviews, Threats Are Real Hardware, and the Guardian Book Library. Plus Much More!

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