Paul A Watters is an Australian cybercrime researcher and cybersecurity professional. He is Honorary Professor of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University. He has made significant research contributions to cybercrime detection and prevention, including phishing, malware, piracy, and child exploitation. He is the inventor of the 100 Point Cyber Check, a cyber risk assessment for small to medium enterprises. According to ScholarGPS, he is ranked in the top 0.5% of researchers globally. He is the CEO and Founder of Cyberstronomy Pty Ltd. At Cyberstronomy, he leads and contributes to several cybercrime research projects, including automated threat intelligence, anti-piracy, anti-phishing, anti-malware, forensic analysis, and the prevention of Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM) use.