There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone's four-digit PIN code. All it takes is a pair of thumbs and enough persistence to try all 10,000 combinations. But hackers hoping to ...

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.

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.

While setting up a lock screen PIN on your Android or iPhone, there's always the fear that you might forget it one day. That's especially true if you usually rely on quicker methods without a password ...

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 ...

Logging into a Windows computer with a PIN is faster than using a password; that’s why users like this option. You may see Something went wrong and your PIN isn’t available (code:0xd0000225) because ...

Car thefts continue to be a problem these days all over the world, and despite manufacturers investing in new and more advanced security tech, thieves too find new ways to break into these vehicles, ...

Uber is taking more steps to prevent riders from getting into the wrong car. As of this week, all passengers in the US and Canada will have the option of supplying a PIN code to their driver to verify ...