It is difficult to find another person connected to DOGE who has stronger ties to Musk than Branden Spikes. In 2012, Spikes launched Spikes Security, a software product that sought to create a compartmentalized or “sandboxed” web browser that could insulate the user from malware attacks. In 2016, Spikes Security was merged with another security suite called Aurionpro, with the combined company renamed Cyberinc. The photo of Branden and Natalia above is from one such event in 2011 (tied to russianwhitenights.org, another Haldeman domain). The Russian Heritage Foundation and the California Russian Association both promote the interests of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Source: The Times March 07, 2025 16:17 UTC