Hacking the System

Your personal identity is probably less secure than you think. But with inside tricks, host Brian Brushwood will show you all the ploys you need to keep your personal information protected. From the workplace to your home, learn how to guard yourself and your most important information from hungry hackers. These tips may be the difference between safe spending and compromised credit.

Host Brian Brushwood takes viewers inside the restaurant industry, exposing the tricks of a trade that employs 10 percent of the U.S. workforce. Brian shows the subtle psychological manipulations that restaurants employ to get you to empty your pockets. He then demonstrates how to turn the tables on the restaurant in order to get the most bang for your buck.

Host Brian Brushwood shares his inside secrets and tricks that can turn your travel experience from painful to pleasant. Learn the "hacks" you need to upgrade your flight, beat airport aggravations and shave time off your travel. These travel tips may be the difference between a cringe-worthy commute and pleasant travels on your own private jet.

Host Brian Brushwood takes a trip through the calendar as he offers up tips, tricks and hacks to help you make the most of all your holidays throughout the year. Whether it's opening a bottle of champagne with a saber, building an adult-sized slip and slide or testing out some old-fashioned hangover cures, Brian knows how to party!

Host Brian Brushwood shares the helpful "hacks" he has gathered from scientists and specialists so you too can "hack the system" and learn the skills to endure a natural disaster. Brian demonstrates how to make a stove, gas mask and smoke flare, all using items that can be found around the house. Although you may not know when disaster will strike, you can learn the hacks you need to survive them.

Competition is an innate trait in humans. Everyone wants to be No. 1 and some will do anything to get ahead. Host Brian Brushwood takes us through various real-life scenarios, from getting the dream job to winning big at the races, using his hacks to get the upper hand. Brian begins by demonstrating his secret techniques to nailing that big interview, including one trick to help calm your nerves.

Every day scammers and con artists take advantage of people who don't know any better. These suckers can lose their money and even their dignity. Luckily, host Brian Brushwood is here to take us through some scenarios where we are likely to get suckered. Whether it's overpaying for a car repair, or getting a fake psychic reading, Brushwood can help us spot the cons and come out on top.

Survival is a basic instinct wired into all human beings. We all want to be able to endure any hardship, but sometimes that's easier said than done, especially in the unfamiliar great outdoors. Follow host Brian Brushwood through a weekend in the woods with nothing but a broken cell phone, the shirt on his back and the hacks in his head.

Your home, your car, even the bed you sleep on are costing you more than they need to. Host Brian Brushwood is here to show you how to pinch pennies and cut corners in order to save a few bucks on things you use every day. He'll even take us through the process of how to ask your boss for more money, and reveal where we can find some money we didn't even know we had.

Host Brian Brushwood demonstrates how to protect yourself from criminals waiting to target you when you least expect it. Using inside information from spies, criminals and con artists, these "hacks" will help you to spot bogus valets, sneaky street performers and tactical thieves. With these tips you can stay one step ahead and keep yourself safe from scammers.

Trapped in the trunk of a moving car? Don't panic ' there's a way out. Expert life hacker Brian Brushwood has made a career out of social manipulation and thinking like a criminal. Now, he's revealing the legal tips, tricks and shortcuts to help you get ahead in life. He'll show viewers how to escape from the trunk of a moving car, and how to avoid having your car targeted by thieves.

With more than 100 million houses in this country, you might think yours is safe from a break in. But last year, an astounding one in 85 homes in the U.S. was burglarized. Expert life hacker Brian Brushwood tackles home security, demonstrating just how vulnerable we all are by attempting to break into a real house.