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.

If you're an Android user, you should enable app pinning to keep others from snooping around your device. This feature keeps ...

Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not ...

PIN codes – the four-digit number you use to access electronic devices or access things like ATMs – have become a common part of our everyday lives. But how secure is your number? It’s likely much ...

In the name of beefing up Android security, Google has added a new feature called Identity Check that automatically locks sensitive settings behind biometric authentication. The feature works when you ...

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 ...

A regular lock screen PIN on your Android phone does the job most of the time, but what if you’re forced to unlock your phone when you really don’t want to? That’s where things get tricky. We recently ...

Identity Check requires mandatory biometric authentication, in addition to a PIN. The opt-in feature will engage when using your phone outside a trusted location. Google intends to start deploying ...

Google is expanding the capabilities of its ‘Identity Check” anti-theft feature in the upcoming Android 16 QPR2 update. This crucial upgrade removes the PIN/password fallback for biometric-enabled ...