Assembly Language

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Assembly Language is the most basic programming language available for any processor. With assembly language, a programmer works only with operations that are implemented directly on the physical CPU. Assembly languages generally lack high-level conveniences such as variables and functions, and they are not portable between various families of processors. They have the same structures and set of commands as machine language, but allow a programmer to use names instead of numbers.

This language is still useful for programmers when speed is necessary or when they need to carry out an operation that is not possible in high-level languages. If a developer understands high-level languages, Assembly Language should be relatively easy for them to understand.

Assembly is known to be an essential programming language as cybersecurity experts might use it to analyze malware and understand their methods of attack. Cybersecurity professionals defend against traditional and new malware continuously, so it’s essential to understand how malware functions.

What does this mean for an SMB or MSP?

The typical SMB or MSP staff doesn’t need to be aware of or use Assembly Language. Even their IT professionals aren’t likely to need to know or use assembly language. Your cybersecurity vendors (antivirus, penetration testers) will likely have some familiarity with assembly language as their tools often use special functions written in that raw, basic language. Otherwise, it’s good to know what it is and where it is used. CyberHoot reminds you of the following important security measures every business must take to protect themselves with a robust cybersecurity program.

CyberHoot’s Minimum Essential Cybersecurity Recommendations

The following recommendations will help you and your business stay secure with the various threats you may face on a day-to-day basis. All of the suggestions listed below can be gained by hiring CyberHoot’s vCISO Program development services.

Govern employees with policies and procedures. You need a password policy, an acceptable use policy, an information handling policy, and a written information security program (WISP) at a minimum.

Train employees on how to spot and avoid phishing attacks. Adopt a Learning Management system like CyberHoot to teach employees the skills they need to be more confident, productive, and secure.

Test employees with Phishing attacks to practice. CyberHoot’s Phish testing allows businesses to test employees with believable phishing attacks and put those that fail into remedial phish training.

Deploy critical cybersecurity technology including two-factor authentication on all critical accounts. Enable email SPAM filtering, validate backups, and deploy DNS protection, antivirus, and anti-malware on all your endpoints.

In the modern Work-from-Home era, make sure you’re managing personal devices connecting to your network by validating their security (patching, antivirus, DNS protections) or prohibiting their use entirely.

If you haven’t had a risk assessment by a 3rd party in the last 2 years, you should have one now. Establishing a risk management framework in your organization is critical to addressing your most egregious risks with your finite time and money.

Buy Cyber-Insurance to protect you in a catastrophic failure situation. Cyber-Insurance is no different than Car, Fire, Flood, or Life insurance. It’s there when you need it most.

Each of these recommendations, except cyber-insurance, is built into CyberHoot’s product and virtual Chief Information Security Officer services. With CyberHoot you can govern, train, assess, and test your employees. Visit CyberHoot.com and sign up for our services today. At the very least continue to learn by enrolling in our monthly Cybersecurity newsletters to stay on top of current cybersecurity updates.

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