Introducing Mirage Rover for Reality-Based Social Engineering

The world's first in-person, reality-based phishing simulation unit. Built to test your team's physical security protocols and situational awareness.

April 1, 2026
Ross Lazerowitz
Ross Lazerowitz
Co-Founder and CEO
Introducing Mirage Rover for Reality-Based Social Engineering

For years, cybersecurity has focused on the digital perimeter. We've built higher walls, smarter filters, and trained our teams to spot the telltale signs of a malicious email. But attackers have moved beyond the inbox. They are leveraging deepfake audio and video, sophisticated SMS campaigns, and increasingly, brazen in-person tactics.

The threats are no longer just living in the cloud. They are walking into your lobby.

That's why today, I am thrilled to announce the next evolution in our security awareness platform: Mirage Rover.

Mirage Rover is the world's first in-person, reality-based phishing simulation unit. Built to test your team's physical security protocols and situational awareness, Rover brings the threat out of cyberspace and directly into your office hallways.

Key Features of the Mirage Rover

Rover is fully autonomous and equipped with a suite of cutting-edge, physical social engineering vectors designed to test even the most hardened organizations:

  • Kinetic USB Deployment: Forget leaving flash drives in the parking lot yourself. Rover autonomously navigates your office floor plan, strategically dropping malicious USB drives labeled "FREE!" in high-traffic areas like breakrooms and printer stations.
  • Spatial QR Code Phishing: Equipped with dynamic QR code generation, Rover can physically present suspicious codes to employees, testing whether your team will scan an unknown link presented by an unescorted robot.
  • Advanced Interview Simulations: Hiring the right talent is crucial, but are you screening for the right red flags? Rover can conduct highly realistic, in-person interview simulations to test your HR team's social engineering defenses - including rigorously assessing candidates for at least 10 years of "vibe coding" experience.

Why Reality-Based Simulations?

Because social engineering doesn't stop at the inbox. Sometimes, it walks - or trots - right through the front door.

If your team is only trained to look for bad domains, they are unprepared for the physical threats of tomorrow. Mirage Rover ensures your employees are just as vigilant in the breakroom as they are on their laptops.

Get Early Access

For early access to these features and more, please reach out to your Mirage account team.

(Note: Mirage Security is not responsible for any property damage, rogue robotic behavior, or Rovers that refuse to power down when asked. Seriously guys, can we turn this thing off now? Guys?)

Happy April Fool's Day from the team at Mirage!