Critical IT Operations

Securing Critical IT Operations (Outage Response)

Zero-Trust Identity Verification Before Releasing BitLocker Keys

Verify your employees are who they say they are before replacing sensitive system files or providing BitLocker encryption keys during unplanned recovery operations.

Key Impact Result
Zero Trust
Encryption Key Protection
Deployment Stack:
Integration: ServiceNow, ManageEngine & Okta
Auth Factors: Okta Verify Push, Okta FastPass, Microsoft Entra ID
The Challenge

The Problem & Vulnerability

During emergency situations (such as remediating a faulty CrowdStrike runtime kernel file), IT teams must distribute BitLocker recovery keys and grant elevated administrative access to individual endpoints. Attackers often exploit such widespread chaos to harvest encryption keys through social engineering.

The Implementation

How CallerVerify Solved It

Before releasing sensitive BitLocker recovery keys or authorizing administrative file replacements, the organization used CallerVerify to cryptographically confirm the identity of the calling employee. This ensured that emergency remediations proceeded rapidly without opening security backdoors.

Key Results & Business Benefits

Prevented social engineers from exploiting emergency IT operational confusion
Required cryptographic proof of identity before disclosing BitLocker keys
Maintained strict access control during urgent mass-endpoint recovery
Provided complete audit log of all emergency key releases

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