Most of us unlock our phones dozens of times a day with a quick glance or tap of a fingerprint, and usually that's perfectly safe. But there is an important ...

While modern iPhones come with a selection of either Face ID or Touch ID as the main way to unlock the device, underneath both there’s always a passcode that acts as a fallback option should the ...

The iPhone offers strong end-to-end encryption for all your data, and that's a great feature to have on the most important computer in your life. But that encryption is only as good as the PIN or ...

Having an unlocked iPhone–without so much as a four-digit barrier between you and some subway snatcher–is asking for trouble. Four-digit passcodes or PINs were the only way to secure the earliest ...

The Wall Street Journal's Nicole Nguyen and Joanna Stern today published a report highlighting how thieves can use Apple's optional recovery key security option to permanently lock out iPhone users ...