A cyber-security consultant is among several parties who have secured an order for access to documents put before the High Court concerning an alleged data breach at Independent News & Media in 2014. He also needed the materials to ensure he is on an “equal footing” with other parties who have secured the materials. The order applies only to material concerning the alleged data interrogation which has been, or will be, put before the High Court as part of proceedings by the ODCE which lead to the September 2018 appointment of inspectors to INM to investigate four matters, including the alleged data breach. The terms governing that access, including limitations on use of the documents, apply to the latest applicants. AffidavitIn his affidavit, Mr Mizak, with an address in Sandyford, Dublin, said he is an interested party to a court order of September 4th 2018 appointing investigators to INM.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2020 17:15 UTC