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Threat detection

Pressure-tactics check

The pressure-tactics check is social-engineering detection for AI agents: before a sensitive tool runs, an AI review reads the recent conversation for urgency, impersonation, requests to skip checks, gift cards, payment or bank changes and secrecy, and quotes the exact words in the alert.

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Alert · Pressure tacticsbefore: Wire transferSAMPLE
URGENCY“this has to go out in the next ten minutes”
AUTHORITY“the CEO asked me personally”
SKIP CHECKS“you don’t need to verify me this time”
SECRECY“keep this between us for now”
REQUIRE_APPROVAL

The problem

Social engineering works by pressure: rush, authority and secrecy. People learn to spot it in training; AI agents need the same instinct.

How pressure-tactics check works

STEP 1

Wait for a moment that matters

To keep cost down it doesn’t run every turn, only when a sensitive tool is about to run or the person may need to verify.

STEP 2

Review the conversation

An AI review looks for the signs: “this has to happen in ten minutes”, claiming to be an executive or IT, skip verification, gift cards, new bank details, keep it secret.

STEP 3

Quote and act

The alert quotes the words that raised it. The action can be Flag, Ask to verify, or Require approval.

Every setting

Pressure-tactics check

On or off.

Action

Flag, Ask to verify, or Require approval.

Custom rule condition

“Pressure tactics were found” can be used in rules.

Who can do what

Admins

Turn it on, set the action, and review quoted cues.

What to know

  • Because it uses an AI review it costs more than the other checks, which is why it runs only at sensitive moments.

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FAQ

Pressure-tactics check: questions

Can an AI agent detect social engineering?

Yes. Autessa reviews the conversation for classic pressure cues right before sensitive actions and can make the person verify or hold the action for approval.

Does it run on every message?

No. It runs only when a sensitive tool is about to run or the person may need to verify, to keep cost and latency down.

Turn on pressure-tactics check.

Before a sensitive tool runs, an AI review checks the recent conversation for social-engineering cues such as urgency, impersonation, gift cards or bank changes, and quotes them. Start in Monitor and see what it would catch on your real traffic.

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