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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Have you ever gotten a new phone only to find out it’s locked to a specific carrier? This often happens when you purchase a subsidized phone from a carrier. The carrier locks the phone so you can’t ...

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 ...

Sometimes, you want to lock your car up but don’t have anywhere to leave your keys. Perhaps you’re going to the beach, taking a run, or heading into battle, and you’d rather not carry them around. A ...

Apple may soon require a PIN code for first-time AirDrop connections to improve privacy and prevent unwanted sharing.