CAPS News-26 November 2025
New Report: How AI Is Transforming Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Resilience
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and supply chain attacks become a significant source of risk, organizations are turning to artificial intelligence to strengthen their defenses. The new CAPS Research report, Emerging Applications of AI in Cybersecurity, explores how organizations are leveraging AI to counter increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities across interconnected supply networks.
Topics include supply chain attack trends, AI-driven threat detection and response, outcome-based governance and metrics, the human factor (social engineering), contracting levers like SBOMs and policies for managing LLMs.
Read the full report for actionable steps to build stronger, more adaptive cyber and supply chain systems.
AI Cybersecurity Webinar
Join us Tuesday, December 9th at 12 p.m. ET for a webinar with Dr. Robert Handfield to review the key findings from the new report Emerging Applications of AI in Cybersecurity (2025). This session will show how leading organizations are moving beyond perimeter security to build integrated, AI-driven resilience. Attendees will leave with practical insights and actionable steps to enhance cybersecurity and protect supply chain continuity.
Reserve your spot today to learn how AI innovations are transforming cyber and supply chain resilience and how to apply these findings within your organization.
Quick Fact - Ensuring Business Continuity
Procurement leaders are prioritizing supplier resilience, with 75% emphasizing the need to mitigate the impact of disruptions and 67% focusing on consistent material and service supply. This reflects an ongoing effort to strengthen supplier networks, as opposed to demand-side strategies or agile recovery, mirroring concerns from CAPS studies (2019–2024). Read more about business continuity objectives and strategies in the full report.
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ASU Receives $35M SCM Department Gift
Arizona State University received a $35 million gift from NASPO to strengthen its leadership in supply chain management. The funding will support research, student scholarships, and innovative programs through the W. P. Carey School of Business, aimed at improving how organizations strategically manage procurement. This partnership highlights ASU’s growing impact in shaping supply chain excellence.
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