The issue focused on digital technologies that allow cybercriminals to communicate using electronic devices like smartphones and tablets. And hackers could easily convert computers into malware machines by disguising software programs as legit Microsoft Windows software.

According to Computerworld, Internet Explorer accounted for 75 percent of browser malware downloaded from internet servers in 2012. Microsoft browsers also appeared in 33 percent of computer malware databases compiled by antivirus firm Symantec last year.

Firefox browsers made up 16 percent of malware databases last year. Chrome browsers