Stop using your 4-digit iPhone passcode in public. Do this instead A recent report suggests that your iPhone's passcode is all thieves need to steal your personal information.

Head to "Settings" to set up a 4-digit password on PS4. Taylor Lyles/Business Insider 3. Scroll down and then click on "Login Settings." 4. Once the next page loads, select "Login Passcode ...

Six-digit passcodes offer 1 million possible combinations instead of 10,000, making a passcode harder to crack.

First, a reminder: If you don't have any security on your iPhone, you can enable the 4-digit passcode lock by going to Settings, tapping General, and enabling the Passcode Lock control.

This enables a 6-digit rather than 4-digit passcode. We'd recommend doing the same thing for any other devices you have, like a tablet or a Steam Deck — but on computers, definitely stick with a ...

Apple confirmed that the behavior that lets a $500 box "crack" an iPhone 7 passcode will be patched out of the final version of iOS 11 that's due this fall. It's also patched under iOS 11 beta 4 ...

It uses a $500 piece of hardware, requires physical access to an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, realistically only works with a 4 digit passcode, and slows down drastically more than 10 minutes after an ...

A Florida man arrested for third-degree voyeurism using his iPhone 5 initially gave police verbal consent to search the smartphone, but later rescinded permission before divulging his 4-digit ...