Automaticity

Automaticity

Short Description: The tendency for highly practiced skills to become "automatic" requiring little or no deliberate control.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-189

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Well-Established

Category: Vulnerability

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Detailed Description: The tendency for highly practiced skills to become "automatic" requiring little to no deliberate control - riding a bike, driving a car, or typing all represent tasks that typically require little conscious effort. This tendency can be exploited by social engineer looking to induce a target to take a certain action by framing the exploit within the context of a highly learned behavior (such as clicking the link in an email).

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