I decided to take the question of smart lock security to a cross-section of security professionals, including hackers and lock-pickers. The question I asked was a straightforward one: would you use a ...

Eufy’s fingerprint-reading smart lock needs refinement to become one of our top picks. Eufy Security—Anker’s sub-brand spanning just about everything from video doorbells and security cameras to baby ...

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.

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Many people are now using smartphones as portable storage of important files. Aside from the fact that they can access the file at any time when needed, modern smartphones also offer higher security ...

Google’s system basically keeps all the security of a SIM PIN, while removing all the inconvenience. Just make sure you jot down the Android-managed PIN somewhere secure, in case your phone ever dies ...

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 ...

As people become more sensitive about the privacy and security of their data, you’d think that securing your phone with at least some kind of authentication measure wouldn’t even be up for discussion.

Aside from lock screen and biometrics security, Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones also have a dedicated feature for locking apps. The feature is called app lock. Enabling app lock is recommended to prevent ...