"One of my duties at NSA/CSS [Central Security Service] is to visit local schools and teach Cryptology classes to interested students," character Sergeant Sam, a bald eagle in military fatigues, says in his biography.
Other characters, including Crypto Cat the cryptographer and Decipher Dog the cryptoanalyst, intertwine popular hobbies with their interest in codemaking and codebreaking.
Coloring book the NSA gave me a few years ago. #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/TMqdjmhCKN
— Chip FoxWA (@chipfoxx) 6 Март 2014
"Together, NSA and CSS provide the technology (INFORMATION ASSURANCE) and the information (SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE) our Nation's leaders and warfighters need to get their jobs done," the CryptoKids website states.
The intelligence agency website's has had a dedicated children's section since 2010, offering a range of activities from creating codes and ciphers to career options with the NSA.
The agency is best known for its widespread surveillance of civilian, government and corporate communications worldwide after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked internal documents in July 2013.
