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 ...

Lockly has introduced the Affirm smart lock series at CES, its first line of smart deadbolts and latches with native ...

If your smart lock is connected to a voice assistant, be sure to use a PIN to unlock it with voice commands. It's a stretch, but it is possible to create workarounds with IFTTT to avoid using the PIN.

If you have an Apple or an Android phone—and you probably do—you have the option of locking your phone using a PIN code. With most of these phones, you can choose a four-digit PIN or a six-digit PIN.

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 ...

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 ...

A tweet from billionaire Elon Musk – “Use Signal,” was all it took to make the whole world take a decision. Elon’s tweet came after WhatsApp had publicized the changes to its privacy policy after the ...

If you're looking for an affordable smart door lock, it's hard to look past the TP‑Link Tapo Smart Wi‑Fi Door Lock | Deadbolt ...