On July 13, 2018, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats stated that the U.S.’s digital infrastructure is under constant attack from foreign entities including China, Iran and North Korea, but he singled out Russia as the “most aggressive” one, highlighting the country’s reported efforts to use hacking and information campaigns to influence U.S. elections. But Coats also warned against having tunnel vision focused on the elections, noting that foreign actors continually target other aspects of U.S. critical infrastructure. “DHS and FBI, in coordination with international partners detected Russian government actors targeting government and businesses in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation and critical manufacturing sectors. The warning signs are there. The system is blinking and it is why I believe we are at a critical point,” he said. A silver lining that Coats pointed out is that the intelligence community is more integrated and better at sharing information across the 16 agencies that make it up than in past years. However, he said, challenges remain when it comes to coordination between the government and  private sector organizations. CyberScoop.