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’s new anti-theft update adds stronger biometric checks, enhanced lockout rules, and expanded remote security tools to ...

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 ...

Android users are currently at risk of a scarily advanced malware that reportedly uses Meta's advertising platforms (like Facebook and Instagram) to hunt for users' PINs, messages, and other sensitive ...

If you use a four-digit PIN number, your personal code may not be as secure as you think. PIN codes are commonly used to unlock iPhone or Android devices, access online banking, get cash out of an ATM ...

Imagine unlocking your Android phone without tapping in a PIN or scanning your fingerprint—just because your smartwatch is nearby. A new feature spotted in development could make that a reality, ...

Google has improved the anti-theft features on Android 16 phones, enabling some protections by default in Brazil -- here's ...