Trust & Safety - Threat Investigations Intern (Summer 2026)

Available Location: Austin, TX
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Threat Investigations Intern to join Cloudflare's Trust and Safety team. If you're passionate about making the web safer, fascinated by cyber threats, and eager to learn how to investigate and mitigate them, we'd love to talk.
In this role, you will support real-world investigations, learn how to analyze abuse trends, and assist our technical teams in maintaining a secure platform. You'll learn and grow alongside talented teammates who share your attention to detail and appetite for problem-solving. A passion for Trust & Safety or Information Security, a high degree of curiosity, and a foundational understanding of web technologies are essential for this role.
What you'll do
As a Threats Investigation intern, you won't just be checking boxes. Over 12 weeks, you will:

• Assist in Investigations: Support senior investigators in conducting threat investigations related to the potential misuse of Cloudflare's platform.
• Analyze Trends: Help gather and analyze data on external abuse trends to provide insights for the Trust & Safety and Cloudforce One teams.
• System Maintenance & Tooling: Help identify gaps where new tooling could improve team efficiency.
• Reporting: Contribute to the creation of high-quality reports and briefings on abuse trends and investigative findings.
• Research: Conduct guided research into emerging threats, tools, and methodologies to help enhance our platform abuse monitoring.
• Documentation: Contribute to Trust & Safety policies, procedures, and internal documentation.
• Collaboration: Actively participate in cross-functional projects, coordinating and collaborating with various teams across the company, including the Trust & Safety Engineering and Cloudforce One threat intelligence teams.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Education: Currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent bootcamp/self-taught experience).
• Curiosity & Problem-Solving: A critical thinker who enjoys solving complex puzzles and learning new technical concepts.
• Adaptability: Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and willing to roll up your sleeves to dig into the data.
• Foundational Knowledge: A basic understanding of web infrastructure, web services architecture, and general security principles.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Data Skills: Familiarity with basic data analysis. You should be eager to learn how to query and manipulate large datasets.
• Technical Exposure: Exposure to, or coursework involving, one or more of the following languages or technologies: Python, JavaScript, Go, Node.js, shell scripting, SQL.
• Ability to commit to a minimum 12 week summer internship.
• In the office 3-5 days a week in the Austin office

Bonus Points

• You understand DNS and the fundamentals of how the Internet works.
• You have an interest in the intersection of technology, public policy, and the law.
• You understand the basic responsibilities and requirements of being a hosting provider.
• You have experience operating or building your own websites or home lab.
• You have experience with our developer platform using Cloudflare for Students.

You can check out our internship blogs to learn more about our program and hear directly from our past interns.