Password Reset Procedure

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Injection

Your district’s finance director calls the helpdesk requesting a password reset.

Discussion Prompts

  1. Who can reset passwords?
  2. What is the process for verifying identity of callers requesting password resets?
  3. Is the process documented and followed by everyone who has access privileges for password resets?

Check Your Work

  • Do you have a repeatable process for verifying the identity of callers?
  • Is MFA push involved?
  • Escalation procedure for “pushy” users.
  • Correlate this request with other suspicious activity that occurred recently.