People usually forget to lock their desktops when they leave their desks for some time and an open desktop could be a real threat and could have serious consequences. One should always lock the screen ...

You probably know that using a PIN like 1234 or 0000 to secure your phone isn't a good idea. You can skip the PIN altogether and use an unlock pattern on Android... but it turn out those might not be ...

The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just five attempts -- and more complicated patterns are the easiest to crack, security experts reveal.

Android's pattern lock, which lets you unlock your phone by swiping a specific pattern across the screen, may seem more secure than a password, but that's not always the case. While Android's pattern ...

Passwords have all kinds of letters, symbols, and capitalization can make a difference. This format makes them very secure. Meanwhile, a lock pattern is pretty much the making of a shape, and the ...

As people become more sensitive about the privacy and security of their data, you’d think that securing your phone with at least some kind of authentication measure wouldn’t even be up for discussion.

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 ...

It’s important to secure the screen of your new Galaxy S10 right away. Leaving your device’s screen without a scren lock invites security incidents. This tutorial will walk you through the steps on ...

We’re living in times when the smartphone has basically become an extension of our life. We store essential data on these devices from precious files, and photos, to something more related to our ...

Researchers have demonstrated an attack that can crack 95 percent of Android pattern locks within the five attempts allowed. The side-channel attack, devised by researchers from China and the UK, uses ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to get into your Android phone if you’ve forgotten your security pattern. The Android platform offers many ways to secure your data. From the top down, you can ...