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.

If Phone Link won’t generate QR code or PIN on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to know how to fix the problem. A few users have reportedly been facing this issue where the Phone Link app won’t ...

If you see Error code: PIN-INAPP-INVALIDPIN-8 when trying to activate Office on your Windows 11/10 PC, then this post suggests some solutions to fix the issue. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this short guide, we will show you how to disable the PIN code of your iPhone (SIM). This guide will only allow you to disable the SIM PIN code once you enter the PIN code, this is not a way of ...