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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The aim of smart home products and home automation is to make your life simpler. With connected products in your home, you don't need to worry about mundane tasks like turning off all the lights ...

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.

You can now unlock a Chromebook with a PIN code, and secure it with a few keystrokes courtesy of Google. According to Francois Beaufort, a “Happy Evangelist” at Google, a ‘quick lock’ function is ...