The Deakin University-backed accelerator has selected the first startups to join its program.

The government of Victoria named the first four Australia-based startups to join its CyRise cybersecurity accelerator yesterday, kickstarting an initiative backed by Deakin University.

CyRise is managed by information technology services firm Dimension Data together with state-owned development agency LaunchVic and Deakin University. The accelerator aims to cement what Victoria regards as its credentials as an Asia-Pacific hub for cybersecurity services.

The four startups include predictive analytics developer Brooklyn Dynamics and encryption technology maker NetCrypt, as well as Cydarm and…