Android offers a number of ways to lock down your device. There is the classic pattern lock, PINs, passwords, and the gimmicky face unlock. These options (mostly) get the job done, but a passcode that ...

Update, May 26, 2025: This story, originally published May 24, has been updated with a brief history of PIN codes, information regarding the most secure codes you can use and why 8068 really isn’t the ...

Industry group says long numbers the way forward... Bluetooth, the wireless connection used on PDAs and phones, is not safe unless you use an eight-digit PIN to secure devices, an industry group has ...

Four digit PIN codes protect everything from your bank account to your cell phone. But if you choose your PIN yourself, chances are your money and data isn’t as safe as you think. ABC News Australia ...

As tempting as it might be, avoid using 0000 as your four-digit PIN code. Same goes for 1010, 1111, 1122, and 1212, which comprises the top five worst PIN codes, according to a list compiled by ...

You can now unlock a Chromebook with a PIN code, and secure it with a few keystrokes courtesy of Google. According to Francois Beaufort, a “Happy Evangelist” at Google, a ‘quick lock’ function is ...

Check the firmware version for your YubiKey Neo as a security flaw allows a bypass of the PIN. Since affected devices can't be updated, Yubico has started issuing free replacements if the firmware is ...

A Password is a secret code that is stored on a server and can be used to access your account from any location, at least when speaking of computer-related accounts. Now they say that since servers ...

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 ...

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Tomorrow is the deadline that Visa and MasterCard have set for banks and retailers across the US to roll out a new system for more secure bank cards with microchips embedded in them. Over the last few ...