Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks Claim No Change to Threat Intel Sharing Under Trump
San Francisco — Despite recent challenges, threat intelligence sharing between the private and federal sectors continues unabated, according to leading executives from top security firms. These companies report no significant change in their interaction with the federal government since President Donald Trump assumed office earlier this year.
Throughout various interviews and press meetings at the RSAC 2025 Conference held this week, leaders from Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google, and Palo Alto Networks expressed confidence that communication lines remain open and effective. Concerns about potential slowdowns due to workforce reductions and policy shifts were dismissed by these cybersecurity giants.
“We haven’t seen any change in that regard,” said CJ Moses, Amazon’s Chief Information Security Officer. “We’re monitoring the situation just like everybody else, to see if there are any changes. But as it stands today, there hasn’t been any impact on our ability to share the information that’s needed.”
These statements provide assurance that the robust framework of threat intelligence sharing remains intact, even amid fiscal challenges, such as the proposed 17% budget cut for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) outlined in Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget.
Wendi Whitmore, Chief Security Intelligence Officer at Palo Alto Networks, highlighted that intelligence sharing primarily occurs at the practitioner level with substantive collaborations among researchers and analysts from both private and public sectors. “That information sharing I don’t think has changed and been thwarted,” Whitmore said.
The personal relationships maintained by professionals in these fields, even amidst personnel changes within federal agencies, have helped preserve the necessary communication pathways. “Hopefully people that are moving into roles are people that you’ve got relationships from working with previously and vice versa,” Whitmore added, emphasizing the continuity in these professional networks.
Adam Meyers, Senior Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations at CrowdStrike, noted that many of the same personnel remain in federal agencies, ensuring consistency in mission focus. “It’s the same people. Some of them have advanced because, as some of the political appointees that are at these agencies have transferred out, they’ve taken up acting roles,” he said. “Largely, the focus and the mission have remained the same at these agencies.”
The ongoing commitment to cybersecurity was echoed by Sandra Joyce, Vice President at Google Threat Intelligence, who confirmed that Google’s mission to support its customers and collaborate with partners continues effectively. “The way that we have planned that is through partnerships — contract work, that type of thing — and so far, we are continuing to do that mission right now,” Joyce explained.
With the changes typically accompanying new presidential administrations, cybersecurity companies and threat intelligence firms see an opportunity to contribute as stabilizing forces. Whitmore remarked, “We’ve got to step up a little bit more and make sure that everything we’re doing is helping protect as many organizations as possible.”
Security executives reported no disruptions to established government-collaborative programs like CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. “There’s been no slowdown,” Meyers noted. “The Cyber Collaboration Center is phenomenal, and we’ve had continuous, seamless, and no disruption between the last administration and this administration.”
Amazon remains watchful of potential changes to these programs, recognizing that shifts between administrations are standard. “We’ll wait and see how that kind of plays out with this administration, just like we have all the previous ones,” Moses added.
Whitmore emphasized the ongoing commitment of industry leaders to bolster partnerships with government agencies, stating, “We’ve got to make sure that, whether it’s the FBI, CISA, or NSA, they’re getting this information, and we have and we’ll continue to have strong partnerships.”
Overall, the resolve of these major security firms indicates that, despite governmental transitions and fiscal constraints, the critical mission of threat intelligence sharing remains vigorous and unaffected.
