By sending emails with malicious attachments to employees, the hackers were able to gain control of a blast furnace and cause parts of the plant to fail. (newscientist.com)
Most importantly, Avira Free Antivirus lacks Web protection, which screens the websites you visit and blocks phishing and other malicious links; and mail protection, which scans incoming and outgoing email traffic for malicious attachments. (tomsguide.com)
It also means being smart about online services like malicious attachments in emails and recognizing when a helpful caller is actually a hacker using social engineering techniques. (lawyerist.com)