Creating passwords to protect online accounts and services is one thing, but it’s not going to help you if someone gains physical possession of your device, especially if you’ve left those online accounts open. So if you password-protect only one set of devices, it should be your mobile devices, because these are the most vulnerable to getting lost or stolen. Yet Consumer Reports found that 34 percent of Americans don’t protect their mobile devices with any security measures at all, such as locking the screen with a simple four-digit PIN.
