George Washington University: 'Knock Codes' for Smartphone Security Are Easily Predicted, Researchers Say
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news release:
Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they think, according to researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology, the George Washington University and Ruhr University Bochum.
Knock codes work by letting people select patterns to tap on a phone's locked screen. LG popularized the method in 2014, and now there are approximately 700,000 people us . . .
Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they think, according to researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology, the George Washington University and Ruhr University Bochum.
Knock codes work by letting people select patterns to tap on a phone's locked screen. LG popularized the method in 2014, and now there are approximately 700,000 people us . . .