Home James R. Koelsch Contributing Writer, Automation World Home How serious are you about alarm management? An Automation World reader survey detects a rising interest in alarm management best practices. It finds that, though many users are investing in new software, many are also missing the boat by giving their alarm philosophy short shrift. Home Battle for Cybersecurity Spreads to Sensors Even the lowest level of the Purdue model has become a target for hackers who want to attack manufacturing facilities. Automation vendors are scrambling to help users defend sensors and other intelligent devices.