Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Keeping your iPhone or Android device secure is a no-brainer.

Researchers at security company ESET have found a type of malware that changes an Android device’s PIN, the first of its kind in an ever-evolving landscape of ransomware attacks. For most users, the ...

What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

If you use a four-digit PIN number, your personal code may not be as secure as you think. PIN codes are commonly used to unlock iPhone or Android devices, access online banking, get cash out of an ATM ...

Google appears to be building a feature into Android 17 that would let the operating system handle SIM PIN entry ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Android 17 could eliminate the hassle of remembering SIM PINs by automatically entering them after you unlock your device, ...

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A report from The Wall Street Journal last week sounded the alarm on an obvious, but frightening issue on iPhone that would allow a criminal to take over your Apple account. But that’s not something ...

Android: Four-digit PIN codes for your Android lock screen may not be enough security, depending on your situation. TimePIN changes the PIN code dynamically to make it harder for someone to gain ...

A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption ...