Cartoons to Improve Cyber Security Education: Snow White in Browser in the Middle

Cyber Security Education is considered one of the key challenges of recent years. The increase in cyber attacks requires not only technical experts but also an increase in the awareness of users using technological devices. ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) provides a common understanding of the relevant roles, competences, skills and knowledge required in cybersecurity and supports the design of training programs related to cybersecurity. Therefore, the paper proposes using cartoons to educate the user to recognize a cyber attack such as Browser in the Middle. It consists in interposing a transparent Browser between the victim and the attacker in order to steal not only credentials but sessions and sensitive data. Through the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one has the possibility to tell how the computer attack can be successful, therefore the evil witch who manages to poison Snow White through the apple, and at the same time a parallel way to save Snow White and therefore prevent the attack from happening, via a mitigation that allows URL parsing. The general aim is therefore to improve the skills, knowledge and skills in cyber security also through the education of cartoons.