Here’s one for today’s “Yeah, I probably should’ve thought of that” pile. If you’ve got anything even remotely private on your phone (and who doesn’t? Your phone has access to your email, and thereby ...

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 ...

Clinton Carpene works for ECU Security Research Institute. He receives funding from Cisco. He is affiliated with WAHCKon Heavy Industries Pty. Ltd.. One consequence of the Apple vs FBI drama has been ...

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 ...