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Rethinking Email Security for the AI Era, August 25th
Glossary

Urgency Tactics

Urgency tactics are common social engineering techniques used in phishing and other scams to pressure victims into acting quickly without thinking critically. Attackers create a false sense of emergency (with phrases like "account suspension" or "immediate payment required") to override caution. Training helps users recognize and resist these manipulative pressure tactics.

Human and agent security for the AI era.