https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/los-angeles-partnership-launches-platform-to-help-people-catch-phishes/ > The relentless march of ransomware, business email compromises, and other attacks against small private and public organizations over the past few years has demonstrated the hazard of operating below the information security poverty line—the point at which local governments, small and midsized businesses, and other institutions lack the expertise and budget needed to implement basic computer and network security best practices needed to protect themselves against cybercrime. > So on September 17, a  Los Angeles-based cybersecurity nonprofit organization unveiled a new effort to help end that cycle, at least locally. Partnering with IBM Security and enterprise intelligence management provider TruSTAR, LA Cyber Lab has launched two initiatives to help organizations spot and stop malware and phishing attacks—a Web portal for sharing threat data and a mobile application targeted at helping small businesses detect and avoid email-based attacks like spear phishing.