I believe he is making reference to the below link
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Quote: Warning lights about cyber threats to U.S. national security are "blinking red" as digital attempts to undermine America are occur daily, not just at election time, the nation's top intelligence official said Friday.
He compared the cyber threat today with how U.S. officials said before 9/11 that intelligence channels were "blinking red" with warning signs that a terror attack was imminent.
"Here we are nearly two decades later and I'm here to say the warning lights are blinking red again," Coats said.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/07/1...g-red.html