New software lets you ignore the Win 8 Start screen so that all you ever see is the traditional desktop. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's ...

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It took more than a month for Apple to fix a flaw with iPhone and iPad lock screens that allowed hackers to easily break into a user's iOS 6.1-powered device. In just a few button presses and key taps ...

Editor's note: We have updated this piece, first published on September 19, following reports that this bug also allowed access to contact data. See below for updates. Just one day after Apple's ...

Lock screen bugs in iOS are nothing new, and each version of iOS has introduced different ways for curious minds to get past the iOS lock screen by taking advantage of a few tricks. However, a newly ...

Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. Apple has released iOS update 6.1.3, and this update fixes an ...

Apple has today released iOS 7.0.2 for iOS devices with a fix for the lock screen bypass vulnerability discovered this week. The issue allowed users to jump past lock screen passcodes to gain access ...

DarkGate malware operators have been exploiting a now-patched Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw through a phishing campaign that distributes fake Microsoft software installers to propagate the malicious ...

It doesn’t sound like much of an iOS 7 bug — swipe this way, launch such-and-such app, double-tap that button, slip iOS’s surly security bonds — but if you tend to believe the “lock” in Lock Screen ...

Forget the debate around the security or insecurity of the iPhone 5s's fingerprint reader. The latest version of the iPhone's operating system currently offers a gaping hole in its old-fashioned ...

Apple has reportedly fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to bypass the passcode on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus running iOS 9.3.1 in order to access the address book and photos. The bypass ...