About

The Company

Cyberstronomy Pty Ltd was founded in 2019 by Dr Paul A. Watters and Maya Watters as a vehicle to commercialise the 100 Point Cyber Check, where the IP had been developed as part of a research project in cyber risk assessment for small business at Melbourne's La Trobe University. Since then, Cyberstronomy has expanded to include independent cyber assurance services, education and research services covering the whole spectrum of product and service development in cybersecurity.

Our Approach

Our vision is to stop cybercriminals making money from ordinary people – your customers. We want to help every company begin the journey of managing cyber risk, and taking responsibility for actively combating cyber threats. We understand that cybersecurity is very complicated and not that interesting to most people – that’s why we’ve designed the 100 Point Cyber Check to be easy to use, providing you (and your board) with a level of assurance that you have taken all “reasonable steps” to protect your customers’ data. The 100 Point Cyber Check is the first step in the journey towards cyber maturity; combining cyber hygiene with active cyber measures, implemented and evaluated as part of a coherent cyber plan, is critical for boards to obtain cyber assurance.

Our Story

Our business grew from our frustration in seeing businesses making the same mistakes over and over. We would get angry every time we would see a headline about “yet another” data breach, or the billions of dollars that cybercriminals siphon off our economy every year. We decided to fight back, and offer our distilled knowledge to you at low cost. The questions used in the 100 Point Cyber Check are based on research undertaken at Melbourne’s La Trobe University.

The Founders

Cyberstronomy Pty Ltd was founded by Professor Paul Watters and Maya Watters.