Increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes show that personal identification numbers are more vulnerable than once thought. Bring in the reinforcements. For the past 40 years, personal identification ...

Target confirmed that debit card PIN data was stolen during the security breach that affected up to 40 million customers over the Thanksgiving holiday, but claimed that the information was encrypted ...

Your IT: "Your account is now secured with a PIN, adding an extra layer of security to your account." Your Users: "Great idea! I'll just use my credit card PIN, that way I will always remember my ...

A German-American team of IT security researchers has investigated how users choose the PIN for their mobile phones and how they can be convinced to use a more secure number combination. They found ...

There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone's four-digit PIN code. All it takes is a pair of thumbs and enough persistence to try all 10,000 combinations. But hackers hoping to ...

Security and compliance in the payments ecosystem cannot be underestimated and should always be adhered to. Yet, understanding the complexity of the various security standards is something that cannot ...

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has pulled the plug on the e-File PIN system earlier than scheduled as a precautionary step to thwart attempts to steal the codes, which can be used to gather ...

Locking your phone keeps out snoops, but it's also your first line of defense against hackers and cybercriminals out for your data and anything else they can steal. One of their biggest targets? Your ...

Cybersecurity is critical in today's world when attacks on people's security and privacy are being made online through hacking and malware. That's why if you're installing new apps on your phone, you ...

Just about everyone knows Secret Service agents for the pins they wear on their lapels. They are one component of the larger system used to identify team members and are as tied to the agency’s image ...

Industry group says long numbers the way forward... Bluetooth, the wireless connection used on PDAs and phones, is not safe unless you use an eight-digit PIN to secure devices, an industry group has ...