Digital security is important to protect personal information from theft. It ensures privacy by allowing only authorized access to passwords and accounts. The document profiles three famous hackers - Johnathon James hacked into government agencies as a teenager, stealing data and causing damages. Kevin Mitnick breached national warning systems and stole corporate secrets. Gary McKinnon illegally accessed US military and NASA computers, claiming to search for UFOs. Strong digital security is vital to prevent increasingly prevalent hackers from accessing private information without permission.

1. DIGITAL SECURITY
By: Conner Stacy and Michael Riley

2. WHAT IS DIGITAL SECURITY?
 Digital security is the protection of your digital identity.
 Protects and keeps things like passwords and accounts secure.
 Personal information could potentially be stolen like credit card
information.

3. SIGNIFICANCE
 Digital security is vital, because it keeps our things private and
only allows us to have control.
 Hackers and digital criminals are more prevalent now since our
lives revolve around technology.

4. RECOGNIZED HACKERS
 Johnathon James
 Kevin Mitnick
 Gary McKinnon

5. JOHNATHON JAMES
 Nickname- c0mrade
 Age- 15
 hacked into:Bell South, Miami-Dade, the U.S. Department of
Defense, and NASA.
 Downloaded 1.7$ million in information

6. KEVIN MITNICK
 Breached the national defense warning system and stealing
corporate secrets.
 Known as “The most wanted digital hacker in U.S.”
 Now after serving 5 years in a computer security consultant

7. GARY MCKINNON
 Nickname- Solo
 Biggest Military hacker in the world
 illegally gained access to 97 computers belonging to the U.S.
Armed Forces and NASA.
 Claimed he was searching for “UFO coverups”
 Caused 700,000$ in damages to military computer equipment
 To this day is avoiding extradition to the U.S.

8. CONCLUSION
 In order to keep your information safe, improve your digital
security
 Hackers today can find a way to access all of your information if
you don’t take the right precautions.