The program then translates the measurements into 512 random bits of binary code that can then be parsed by anyone.

Computer scientists have borrowed from the world of geology and crystals to help machines better generate random numbers. Here's how their method works.

Numbers that are truly random are hard to come by — even a roulette wheel's results can be predicted if you have the right information. But researchers have been able to find pure randomness ...

Milikowski never studied 6-digit numbers, but at the end of our conversation, she hypothesizes that, deliberately or no, 2FA codes do include elements that improve their memorability.

Using a single laser, scientists have built a new system that generates random numbers fast and at scale.

It's not the IoT vendors' fault. Lack of a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator subsystem for the internet of things devices will be vulnerable.