Into the Breach

A New Cybersecurity Docuseries Hosted by Kari Byron

Join MythBusters’ Kari Byron as she investigates critical vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, uncovering just how real threats are and what’s being done to stop them.

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RUNTIME: 35 MINS | RELEASED: AUG 2024

Episode 1, “Breaking the Firewall,” explores what traditional firewalls are, how they can fail, and how multilayered defenses like data diodes are essential for resilience.

YOUR HOST

Kari Byron

Host & Executive Producer

Best known for her work on MythBusters, Kari Byron brings her signature curiosity and hands-on testing methodology to the cybersecurity space, translating invisible lines of code into tangible physical realities.

Key Cast & Crew

Translating hidden code vulnerabilities into high-production physical demonstrations.

Benny Czarny

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Founder of OPSWAT, Benny has spent over two decades in critical infrastructure defense. He conceptualized Into the Breach to make foundational cybersecurity concepts accessible to the public.

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Benny Czarny

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Founder of OPSWAT, Benny has spent over two decades in critical infrastructure defense. He conceptualized Into the Breach to make foundational cybersecurity concepts accessible to the public.

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Berry Blanton

CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF CREATIVE

Berry leads the creative vision of Cyber King. He oversees storytelling, directing, visual identity, production, brand, and the overall creative direction of the company. For years, Berry has transformed complicated cybersecurity ideas into clear, cinematic, and memorable experiences through film, design, animation, content, and live productions.

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Berry Blanton

CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF CREATIVE

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Erik Weinbrecht

WRITER

Erik develops the narrative structure and voice behind Cyber King productions. He turns technical subjects, real events, expert knowledge, and complex ideas into stories that are accurate, dramatic, and accessible.

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Erik Weinbrecht

WRITER

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Jason Richard

EDITOR

Jason shapes the final viewing experience. Through editing, sound, imagery, pacing, and emotion, he transforms interviews, experiments, travel, demonstrations, and production footage into a focused story. Jason gives Cyber King productions their energy, rhythm, clarity, and cinematic character.

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Jason Richard

EDITOR

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Linda Wolkovitch

PRODUCER

Producer with over 20 years of experience in science/build television with two Emmy nominations. Manages diverse, high-impact productions, showcasing expertise in collaborative projects utilizing in-house talent and outside vendors, supervising teams in prototype building.

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Linda Wolkovitch

PRODUCER

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Scott Sorensen

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Scott Sorensen is an accomplished cinematographer and director of photography whose work spans documentary, unscripted television, and commercial production, including the acclaimed 2024 documentary No Perfect Formula and more than two dozen episodes of MythBusters.

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Scott Sorensen

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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What Is Into the Breach?

Into the Breach is a new cybersecurity docuseries from OPSWAT, hosted by Kari Byron, best known from MythBusters. The series makes complex cybersecurity concepts accessible through real-world stories, hands-on experiments, expert interviews, and cinematic demonstrations.

Cybersecurity demonstration illustrating traditional firewall limitations

Traditional Firewalls Are Not Enough

Firewalls were built for a different era—one where threats were simpler and networks were clearly defined. Today’s attackers move faster, exploit deeper vulnerabilities, and routinely find ways around perimeter defenses.

Cybersecurity demonstration showing how a small oversight can create risk

You’re Not as Secure as You Think

Hardware data diode used to enforce one-way data transfer

Data Diodes Can’t Be Hacked

Traditional Firewalls Are Not Enough

You’re Not as Secure as You Think

Even the strongest firewall can be undermined by a single misconfiguration or an unpatched exploit. In modern breaches, it’s often not brute force—it’s a tiny oversight that opens the door.

Data Diodes Can’t Be Hacked

Unlike software-based defenses, data diodes enforce security in hardware—allowing data to move in only one direction, physically eliminating the pathway attackers rely on. No return path. No remote access. No way in.

ON BOARD

Now Airing on United Flights

Somewhere between takeoff and your in-flight snack, Into the Breach is waiting for you. Find it in the documentary section of United Airlines’ in-flight entertainment.

Credits

Benny Czarny

Creator, Executive Producer

Kari Byron

Host, Executive Producer

Berry Blanton

Director, Producer

Jason Richard

Producer, Editor

Linda Wolkovitch

Producer

Erik Weinbrecht

Writer

Joanna Shemesh

Associate Producer

Scott Sorensen

Director of Photography

Shannon Wilkerson

3D and Motion Design

Christopher Gore-Gammon

Assistant Editor

Jesus ‘Chuy’ Valadez

Audio Recording

Mahlik Hailu

Camera Operator

Jan Reichele

Camera Operator

Christina Robles

Camera Operator

Jesus Ocejo

Drone Operator

Roman Molla

Drone Spotter

Max the Robo-Dog

As Himself