Prevalence Paradox

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Prevalence Paradox

Short Description: The tendency for people to become more susceptible to infrequent social engineering attempts.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-196

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Proof of Concept

Category: Vulnerability

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Detailed Description: Human vigilance limitations predict that when a threat is presented below a threshold frequency, people will become miss the stimulus.

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