Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Sometimes, the most critical security threats are right there ...

Locking your Android smartphone with a password, PIN or unlock pattern is your first defense against those who would use it for malicious purposes like stealing your info or sending joke texts to your ...

Forgetting a password or PIN is inevitable for some people, especially those with several protected confidential documents or accounts. The same thing occurs to some mobile owners who tend to often ...

A Password is a secret code that is stored on a server and can be used to access your account from any location, at least when speaking of computer-related accounts. Now they say that since servers ...

In this guide we’ll explain what to do if you forget your Android password, pin or pattern. Our smartphones and tablets are very secure these days especially with the rise of fingerprint scanners. As ...

Microsoft brings multiple features and capabilities to Windows 11 and Windows 10 and makes it easier than ever to authenticate yourself on a PC. You can use a Password, PIN, Picture Password for ...

Update, May 26, 2025: This story, originally published May 24, has been updated with a brief history of PIN codes, information regarding the most secure codes you can use and why 8068 really isn’t the ...

Is your credit card PIN number 1234? Sadly that unimaginative choice accounted for 11% of the 3.4 million four-digit passwords recently analyzed. Does your banking PIN, or mobile phone password, start ...

As users of this digital age, we have many different choices, says Chad Hammond, a digital security expert at NordPass. You can enable or disable web cookies ...

Login using your account ID and your (password) PIN number located in the upper left corner of your season ticket invoice. If you do not know your PIN number, just click on the "forgot your password" ...

As an octogenarian, I pride myself on being up to date on things, and ready and able to learn and to adapt. I have been especially fortunate in having access to two very bright, young grandchildren ...