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PSEUDORANDOM NUMBER A BOON OR A BANE TO CYBER SECURITY

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Transaction of information on internet is not a new; it has gone through a lot of transformation. But how much is this transaction secured especially when it comes to critical information related to defense, financial organizations etc. Cyber crooks, network hackers, cyber pirates, internet thieves is an emerging crime category of criminals and threat to online information transactions of data and information. Not only the Banks and financial institutions but almost every organization who have some critical data have put much effort into internet security measures to protect customer and even themselves from fraud. You’re probably familiar with the “two-factor authentication security method” – the bank provides you with a security token, which generates a pseudo-random number for you to use at login, along with other credentials. What if fraudsters managed to over-rule this security measure during your attempt to log into your online bank account. Some of the techniques used by c...