Check Out These Amazing NSA Posters From The 1950s And 60s

From Santa Claus to Mona Lisa, these NSA posters are proof that not much has changed when it comes to OPSEC

By Paul Szoldra | Published Jun 6, 2018 6:24 PM EDT

If you were walking around the National Security Agency during the 1950s and 60s, you may have been repeatedly told through wall posters that “security is everyone’s responsibility.”

The signals intelligence agency commonly known during that time as “No Such Agency” really didn’t want employees talking about what they did for work, according to a recently published trove of posters from the website Government Attic, which mines the U.S. government for interesting documents via Freedom of Information Act requests.

Some of my favorites are below, but you can check out the full 139-page archive here.

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Paul Szoldra was the Editor in Chief of Task & Purpose from October 2018 until August 2022. Since joining T&P, he has led a talented team of writers, editors, and creators who produce military journalism reaching millions of readers each month. He also founded and edits Duffel Blog, an influential satirical newsletter for the military. Contact the author here.

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