Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications subsidiary Dimension Data has joined forced with Deakin University for an Australia-based cybersecurity accelerator.

Dimension Data, an ICT subsidiary of Japan-headquartered telecommunications firm Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications, has teamed with Deakin University to launch a cybersecurity accelerator, according to ZDNet.

The six-month scheme, known as CyRise, will launch in September 2017 and will be based at the Teamsquare co-working space in Melbourne, Australia. Five cybersecurity startups from across the broader Asia Pacific region will take part in the initiative.

They will meet mentors, be granted access to co-working space and receive A$50,000 ($40,000)…