Relevant calls were made at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Ukrinform reported, citing the WSJ.

“According to intelligence, the threat was and continues to be real. Robert Joyce, director of cybersecurity at the US National Intelligence Agency, said the Russians have opportunities that we need to be wary of and are currently in the decision-making process.

Following the warnings of intelligence services, the Shields Up campaign was launched in the United States in February to strengthen the protection of private companies, especially tech giants and other manufacturers.

Joyce noted that the threat level of cyberattacks is currently assessed as “serious”.

Chris Inglis, chief cybersecurity adviser to the US president, stressed that Russia’s potential attacks pose a real threat to public infrastructure.

“We actually have a clear strategic threat,” Inglis said. Said.

Since the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, key federal agencies responsible for security, including the NSA, FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have reportedly warned of potential cyberattacks on critical infrastructure operators in the United States and its allies. .