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    Because the process industries and their control applications are famously diverse, it might be foolish to think they can learn much from each other. They feature starkly different processes and priorities, so they also face different cyber-threats and responses based on those priorities. However, as their users concentrate more intently on cybersecurity - and as they increasingly digitalize - common theme emerge that let them sharpen their focus on best practices they all can use.

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