In the article, Hacking Humans: Protecting Our DNA From Cybercriminals, Juliette Rizkallah, talks about the direct rise from direct to consumer DNA testing services and the risks of digitizing personal genetic information and the risk of digitizing personal genetic information. Even though these types of services are becoming more popular because they are able to gain the consumers’ satisfaction with their curiosity and as well as contribute to medical research. Storing DNA digitally raises concerns about privacy and security. The main issue is that DNA is permanent and not changeable unlike other personal identifiers like social security numbers. If DNA were to get hacked into the consequences of these actions could be horrendous. The article talks about the emerging role of cyber biosecurity which looks at the threats related to the digitalization of human DNA. The article talks about while the consumer DNA has yet to be abused by cyber criminals, the potential for this and misuse to happen is likely for identity theft and unauthorized genetic profiling. In the article they also talk about the rise of questions about privacy implications of DNA databases like whether the employees might request DNA testing to determine if they are genetically fit for the job. To reduce these risks, Juliette Rizkallah talks about how she urges consumers to become more aware of how their DNA data is stored, used, and protected.  Though it is unlikely for these cyber criminals/ hackers to be stopped, the article talks about the importance of securing very important valuable information. If you are not properly taking care of your information, people may face irreparable consequences of identity theft.