https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Fear-Down_Approach Fear-Down Approach - Revision history 2026-04-19T08:05:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.42.1 https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?title=Fear-Down_Approach&diff=255&oldid=prev Info: Created page with "== '''Fear-Down Approach ''' == '''Short Description:''' Interrogation technique in which the interrogator attempts to calm the subject. <br> '''CAT ID:''' CAT-2022-159 <br> '''Layer:''' 8 <br> '''Operational Scale:''' Tactical <br> '''Level of Maturity:''' Proof of Concept <br> '''Category:''' TTP <br> '''Subcategory:''' <br> '''Also Known As:''' <br> == '''Description:''' == '''Brief Description:''' <br> '''Closely Related Concepts:''' <br> '''Mecha..." 2024-07-30T03:38:23Z <p>Created page with &quot;== &#039;&#039;&#039;Fear-Down Approach &#039;&#039;&#039; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Interrogation technique in which the interrogator attempts to calm the subject. &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-159 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Layer:&#039;&#039;&#039; 8 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Operational Scale:&#039;&#039;&#039; Tactical &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; Proof of Concept &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; TTP &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Subcategory:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Also Known As:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Brief Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Closely Related Concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Mecha...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== &#039;&#039;&#039;Fear-Down Approach &#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Interrogation technique in which the interrogator attempts to calm the subject. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-159 &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Layer:&#039;&#039;&#039; 8 &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Operational Scale:&#039;&#039;&#039; Tactical &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; Proof of Concept &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; TTP &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Subcategory:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Also Known As:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Brief Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Closely Related Concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Mechanism:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Multipliers:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Detailed Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Interrogation technique in which the interrogator attempts to calm the subject to convince them that it is a safe environment to reveal information. While most Processing Limitation exploits attempt to increase Cognitive Workload, the Fear-Down Approach attempts to reduce Cognitive Workload to bring the target back into the &quot;optimal zone&quot; for performance (see Yerkes-Dodson Curve). &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;INTERACTIONS&#039;&#039;&#039; [VETs]: &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Examples:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Use Case Example(s):&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Example(s) From The Wild:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Comments:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;References:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==</div> Info