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.

Android 17 beta code reveals a new "Unlock with Google Account" feature that could replace factory resets for locked phones.

SIM PINs help protect you from attackers intercepting 2FA codes. Manually entering the PIN on boot can get annoying, though. With Android 17, Google is building a new system for letting the phone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 20, 2025: This story, originally published May 19, ...

While setting up a lock screen PIN on your Android or iPhone, there's always the fear that you might forget it one day. That's especially true if you usually rely on quicker methods without a password ...

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 ...

Google is testing an Android feature that could let users recover access to a locked phone with their Google Account instead of factory resetting it. Google is testing a way to make a forgotten ...