A few weeks ago, Tarah Wheeler, the senior director of Data trust, Threat, and Vulnerability Management at Splunk, shared a list of the most common PIN codes people use to protect their smartphones ...

If you have an Apple or an Android phone—and you probably do—you have the option of locking your phone using a PIN code. With most of these phones, you can choose a four-digit PIN or a six-digit PIN.

A weak or predictable PIN can serve as an open door for cybercriminals, which is why you need to have a strong and individual code. Privacy specialist Trevor Cooke, from EarthWeb, has investigated PIN ...

Researchers found that some smartphone PIN codes are much more secure than others. Your smartphone holds a huge amount of data about you, so it goes without saying that you need to keep it secure.

Guess how long it would take a computer to brute-force an 8-number password. The answer: instantly. That's according to Hive Systems' Password Table, which shows how shockingly quick passwords of ...

Every time I get new service or new card, I get new user name and new PIN code. As it is written in many data security manuals, never store your codes next to computer, mobile device or similar places ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — You probably have at least one simple four-digit code memorized. We use them for a lot of important things like debit cards and phones. But some pin-codes are more ...

Are you tired of others accessing your Netflix profile and messing up your recommendations or altering your watchlist? Or maybe you want to ensure your kids can't watch mature content? If so, using a ...