Locked out of your iPad? We can help. Use these Apple-approved methods to unlock your iPad without a password. Maybe you can’t remember your iPad password or the kids disabled it by typing an ...

The perils of leaving computers unattended just got worse, thanks to a newly released exploit tool that takes only 30 seconds to install a privacy-invading backdoor, even when the machine is locked ...

Microsoft Windows has system recovery options available through an advanced startup menu. When powering on the computer, you can enter the startup menu and select the system recovery options you need.

Microsoft has patched a vulnerability in the Cortana smart assistant that could have allowed an attacker with access to a locked computer to use the smart assistant and access data on the device, ...

Passkeys are easier to use and more secure than passwords, tech's biggest companies say. They're trying to nudge us into the "passwordless" login era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Snatching the login credentials of a locked computer just got easier and faster, thanks to a technique that requires only $50 worth of hardware and takes less than 30 seconds to carry out. Rob Fuller, ...

Do you use your computer at coffee shops, on airplanes or in any other public location? If so, it’s important to keep your computer digitally locked and protected when you’re not around. Thieves are ...