Urgency
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 1: Introduction to SecurityUnit 2: Securing Spaces
A social engineering tactic where the adversary creates a reason or deadline for the target to act quickly.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.1.A.21.1.B.32.1.A.8
Why it matters in Unit 1
Time pressure removes the pause where you would check whether an action is safe.
Example
“Reply in the next 10 minutes to keep your prize.”
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 1.1 Understanding Social Engineering