SAN DIEGO — In an effort to help small businesses and public agencies ward off cyber attacks, the City of San Diego launched a new regional cyber lab Tuesday.
The $928,000 cyber lab was paid for with two grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
CBS 8 took a tour of the new lab Tuesday morning.
While large companies often have large IT departments to deal with cyber threats, many smaller companies, non-profits and schools need help.
The new lab has several tools to teach people how to protect their workplaces.
It's not an IT help desk, rather it's a place an IT person from one of these smaller companies can go, get cybersecurity training, and bring that knowledge back to their employer.
The services are free.
To schedule time at the new lab click here.
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