I.0256Indicator
Demonstrates susceptibility to sympathy manipulation
Decisions driven by sympathy for fabricated causes or emotional stories, risking fraud or unauthorized access.
Classification
- Risk domain One of 9 areas of human risk, from social engineering to readiness and response. Every signal belongs to one.
- Category
- Evidence level
- Maturity practices One capability a program performs, scored on its own: See, Understand, Act, Prove, Govern and Culture.
- Mappings
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Indicators carry no mappings of their own; the signals in the same risk domain do.
Related signals (same domain, dimension and polarity)
10- Clicks simulated phishing links SE-B-01
- Submits credentials to simulations SE-B-02
- Opens simulated attachments SE-B-03
- Clicks links in real phishing SE-B-04
- Deceived by voice simulations SE-B-05
- Clicks SMS simulations SE-B-06
- Scans simulated QR codes SE-B-07
- Repeat clicker (3+ in 180 days) SE-B-08
- Replies to or engages with suspicious senders SE-B-09
- Grants remote access to an unverified party SE-B-18
Cite this term
"Demonstrates susceptibility to sympathy manipulation" (I.0256), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/indicators/i-0256-demonstrates-susceptibility-to-sympathy-manipulation
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