Security in today's climate is a very sensitive topic and we are extremely vulnerable to having our privacy encroached on. For example, suppose you are playing a game like "Dark Souls" and you are ...

Entering text, particularly a complex alphanumeric password, on the new Apple TV's Siri Remote is, frankly, a pain. Thankfully Apple has included a few convenient workarounds offering both flexibility ...

Apple's iPhones have long been protected by numeric passcodes, giving iOS users a way to protect keep their devices safe from hackers and prying eyes. Over the years, passcodes have been supplemented ...

While it may sound like a useless feature at first, setting a passcode on Apple Watch does add a level of security and also adds some nifty features. Unlike the iPhone or iPad, you only have options ...

We’ve all been using a passcode to secure our iPhones and iPads since forever, right? You’ve had the option to use an alphanumeric passcode since iOS 7, but if you chose to use a simple numeric code, ...

It’s been thought for a while that a four-digit passcode on an iPhone (and other devices) was too weak. While Apple had safeguards in place to prevent repeated failed attempts, a proof of concept in ...

Your iPhone identity can be protected with two important passwords: one for your Apple ID account, and another password or passcode to unlock your phone. You can ...

A Florida man arrested for third-degree voyeurism using his iPhone 5 initially gave police verbal consent to search the smartphone, but later rescinded permission before divulging his 4-digit passcode ...

In addition to a new two-factor authentication method, Apple improved security in iOS 9 by changing the default length for passcodes on Touch ID-enabled iPhones and ...

iOS 11 patches an exploit that could be used to crack an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus passcode using a $500 hardware hacking solution, Apple confirmed to TechCrunch this afternoon. The exploit, ...