Paper

Mirage: cyber deception against autonomous cyber attacks in emulation and simulation

The work presents and evaluates Mirage, an experimentation system in both emulation and simulation forms that allows for the implementation and testing of cyber deceptions designed to counter adversaries using AI search and planning capabilities. The authors frame cyber deception as a possible defensive mechanism against future AI-enabled adversaries.

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What we know

The work presents and evaluates Mirage, an experimentation system in both emulation and simulation forms that allows for the implementation and testing of cyber deceptions designed to counter adversaries using AI search and planning capabilities. The authors frame cyber deception as a possible defensive mechanism against future AI-enabled adversaries.

Evidence limits

Review limited to the Crossref-deposited abstract; the full text was not consulted and results or system effectiveness were not independently validated.

Reviewed: author abstract. Full-text results were not analyzed.

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  1. Mirage: cyber deception against autonomous cyber attacks in emulation and simulation
    abstract · 2026-10-11

Reviewed: 2026-10-13. This record may change when new evidence is found.

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