AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Scarcity

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

A social engineering tactic that creates a sense of limited availability: limited supply, not limited time.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.1.A.6

Why it matters in Unit 2

Scarcity is limited supply; urgency is limited time.

Example

“Only 10 places left.”

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