Business View Oceania l February/March 2023

40 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2 BVM: What have the biggest challenges been for the association and for the industry? Manuel: “I think the biggest challenge for the industry is that everybody thinks of cyber security as being something technical, but at the end of the day, cyber security is just another risk that businesses need to manage. That encompasses the culture within organisations and the processes that might need to change from a business perspective to ensure proper security, and the technology that improves efficiency. The misperception is that cyber security is all about the technology when it really is just managing another risk. It’s important not to forget the people and process aspects.” BVM: How many members do you have and what are the general benefits of membership? Manuel: We have over 7,600 members. We have people who are, for example, cyber security professionals who we would term as paid, full members. Then we have another tier, which