The Emerging Tech Policy Laboratory (EMTECH) functions as a consulting firm and think
tank focused on some of the most pressing issues surrounding technology and national
security. The lab has undertaken a variety of projects for industry partners and clients
throughout the intermountain area. These clients and partners include the federal
government, state and local governments, and various private sector partners.
Infrastructure Security
- Vulnerability research and threat hunting within critical national infrastructure
(CNI)
- Tracking nation-state threats
- Identification and notification of critical vulnerabilities within several of CISA’s 16 areas of critical infrastructure
- Scanning and testing of IT and OT environments within CNI entities
- Cybersecurity education and training specific to CNI use cases
- Data collection and policy consulting regarding emerging threats to CNI
Strategic Research
- Data collection and analysis surrounding security for state and local government entities
- Study on geopolitical competition in quantum information sciences and workforce development
- Strategic consulting on the adoption of new governance models for security programs
with complex distributed stakeholders
- Training for law enforcement on digital fraud investigations and entity verification
- Research on combating the malicious use of artificial intelligence to influence elections
