For many PC users USB keys must seem like a relic of a bygone age - but for security-conscious workers, keys can...
Smartphone users want more protection for the data on their cellphone - and are perfectly comfortable being fingerprinted if that’s the best...
Apple’s fingerprint sensor has drawn a huge amount of attention (and hack attempts) ever since it launched on iPhone 5S - but...
The human voice can be used as a secure, quick way to identify people, claims Bretislav Beranek of voice-recognition software company Nuance....
Logging into public Wi-Fi hotspots can be risky, particularly for business users with sensitive data on their devices - but a new...
An Israeli security researcher has found another way round Apple’s Fingerprint ID security system - this time via a two-step lock-screen glitch...
One day, your smartphone might “recognise” you by the way you walk, the way your fingers tap on a touchscreen - or...
Android users will now be able to remotely add a password to a lost device, even if it's locked, or already being...
Germany's Chaos Computer Club released a video showing how a "fake fingerprint" made from latex could be used to fool the sensor,...
A brainwave scanner could be used as the ultimate biometric “car key” according to researchers at Tottori University - and even prevent...
“Passwords are done at Google,” said Heather Adkins, Google’s information security chief - and said that “the game is over” for start-ups...
Apple introduced biometric security to iPhone for the first time with the launch of its new iPhone 5S, featuring what Apple describes...
Simply holding your phone a few inches from your PC to "hear" signals inaudible to humans will be enough to log in...
When Apple unveils its new iPhone models Tuesday, one particularly persistent rumor may come true - that at least one model of...
Four out of five consumers have been “locked out” of websites due to not remembering log-ins - and over a fifth rely...
Your unique heartbeat could offer a secure and easy-to-use alternative to remembering dozens of long, complex passwords, according to Bionym, who launched...
Four out of ten employees who use their own mobile devices at work fail to use basic security measures - and the...
The “picture passwords” used in Windows 8 machines are more vulnerable than Microsoft hoped, a research team claims. An analysis of more...
The popular password-cracking app Hashcat has “upgraded” to passwords up to 55 characters - meaning that long passwords (for instance those made...
Academics create new “anti-phishing” technology - electronic identity cards which allow secure access to websites, and which could simplify access for people...
The bug allowed attackers to see any passwords using in a recent browsing session by performing a “memory dump”, and would have...