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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down on cyber and information operations planning against Russia, according to a U.S. official and a second person familiar with the order.

Some U.S. allies are considering scaling back the intelligence they share with Washington in response to the Trump administration’s conciliatory approach to Russia, five sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News.

The allies are weighing the move because of concerns about safeguarding foreign assets whose identities could inadvertently be revealed, said the sources, who included two foreign officials.

Every intelligence agency treats its commitments to foreign agents as sacrosanct, pledging to keep agents safe and shield their identities. Anything that jeopardized that obligation would violate that trust, former officials said, and that could lead some spy services to hold back on some information sharing with Washington.

The allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia and members of the so-called Five Eyes spy alliance of English-speaking democracies, are examining how to possibly revise current protocols for sharing intelligence to take the Trump administration’s warming relations with Russia into account, the sources said.

“Those discussions are already happening,” said a source with direct knowledge of the discussions.

One Western official said the Trump administration has shaken how longtime allies view the United States and whether it can be relied upon.

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has released a comprehensive report on insider threat mitigation for U.S. critical infrastructure, highlighting the growing risk posed by trusted individuals with access to sensitive systems, facilities, and personnel. With foreign adversaries and cybercriminals increasingly targeting private sector organizations, state and local governments, and academic institutions, the report emphasizes that insider threats must be recognized as a critical security challenge alongside cyber and physical threats.