While this may seem strange, it turns out terrorists are quite fond of adult entertainment.

When US forces stormed Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, they discovered laptops littered with smutty videos.

Analysts were then faced with the dubious task of visiting the websites frequented by jihadists in search of encrypted messages hidden in digital porn clips and photos.

"We have terabytes of this stuff," a US intelligence analyst told The Daily Beast.

"It isn't possible that they are encrypting messages in all of this stuff. Some of these guys are just perverts."

While watching porn all day may seem like a fantastic job, the reality is quite different.

Analysts are often confronted with troubling content including pornographic images of children

To help cope with the constant bombardment of what they're seeing, the NSA, CIA and other intelligence agencies employ a squad of psychiatrists and therapists for support.