[Krebs on Security] Fake Investor John Bernard Sinks Norwegian Green Shipping Dreams

Krebs on Security has posted a new item. Several articles here have delved into the history of John Bernard, the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor who's tricked dozens of start-ups into giving him tens of millions of dollars. Bernard's latest victim -- a Norwegian startup hoping to build a fleet of environmentally friendly shipping vessels -- is now embroiled in a lawsuit over a deal gone bad, in which Bernard falsely claimed to have secured $100 million from six other wealthy investors, including the founder of Uber and the artist Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd. Please use the link above to continue reading this posting. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Your organization is growing at an impressive rate, but is your security & compliance stack set up to scale with you? Drata is the simplest way to achieve continuous SOC 2, ISO 2700, PCI DSS & HIPAA compliance. Through a suite of 50+ integration - from AWS, to Github, to Cloudflare - Drata puts your security compliance on autopilot. There’s a reason why Drata is trusted by security names including Abnormal Security, Orca Security & BigID. As G2’s highest rated cloud compliance software, security professionals have been rallying around Drata for a few key reasons: - Say goodbye to screenshots and spreadsheets. Drastically reduce the time your team spends on compliance with real time evidence collection through Drata’s automated compliance platform. Enjoy cross-mapped controls across multiple frameworks to streamline your workflows and customize policies where needed. - Your data is your data. Drata is the only single tenant database compliance automation platform, meaning that your data can never be accessed by anyone outside your organization. - Drata never stops monitoring. Our 24 hour automated control monitoring takes the manual work out of compliance. Your team will always know where your security posture stands any time, any day. Learn more and get 10% off now: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, BrianKrebs P.S. You may manage your subscription here: