diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 926e8911bc..72d52f7df4 100644
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/internal"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/auth/checker"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/breaker"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	kyvernoinformer "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/clients/dclient"
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	policycachecontroller "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/controllers/policycache"
 	vapcontroller "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/controllers/validatingadmissionpolicy-generate"
 	webhookcontroller "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/controllers/webhook"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/d4f"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/apicall"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/event"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/globalcontext/store"
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func main() {
 			setup.Logger.Error(errors.New("failed to start admission reports watcher"), "failed to start admission reports watcher")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		reportsBreaker := d4f.NewBreaker("admission reports", func(context.Context) bool {
+		reportsBreaker := breaker.NewBreaker("admission reports", func(context.Context) bool {
 			count, isRunning := ephrs.Count()
 			if !isRunning {
 				return true
diff --git a/pkg/d4f/breaker.go b/pkg/breaker/breaker.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/d4f/breaker.go
rename to pkg/breaker/breaker.go
index 7866307d3f..580f8e0229 100644
--- a/pkg/d4f/breaker.go
+++ b/pkg/breaker/breaker.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package d4f
+package breaker
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/pkg/d4f/breaker_test.go b/pkg/breaker/breaker_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/d4f/breaker_test.go
rename to pkg/breaker/breaker_test.go
index b1b626d6b0..649f2c4ce9 100644
--- a/pkg/d4f/breaker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/breaker/breaker_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package d4f
+package breaker
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go b/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
index 827be222fe..96deb10a86 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resource/handlers.go
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alitto/pond"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/breaker"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	kyvernov1informers "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/kyverno/v1"
 	kyvernov1listers "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/listers/kyverno/v1"
 	kyvernov2listers "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/listers/kyverno/v2"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/clients/dclient"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/d4f"
 	engineapi "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/api"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/jmespath"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/policycontext"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type resourceHandlers struct {
 	admissionReports             bool
 	backgroundServiceAccountName string
 	auditPool                    *pond.WorkerPool
-	reportsBreaker               d4f.Breaker
+	reportsBreaker               breaker.Breaker
 }
 
 func NewHandlers(
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func NewHandlers(
 	jp jmespath.Interface,
 	maxAuditWorkers int,
 	maxAuditCapacity int,
-	reportsBreaker d4f.Breaker,
+	reportsBreaker breaker.Breaker,
 ) webhooks.ResourceHandlers {
 	return &resourceHandlers{
 		engine:                       engine,
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resource/imageverification/handler.go b/pkg/webhooks/resource/imageverification/handler.go
index 1e726159a6..115800c7b7 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resource/imageverification/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resource/imageverification/handler.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/breaker"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/d4f"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine"
 	engineapi "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/api"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/mutate/patch"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type imageVerificationHandler struct {
 	admissionReports bool
 	cfg              config.Configuration
 	nsLister         corev1listers.NamespaceLister
-	reportsBreaker   d4f.Breaker
+	reportsBreaker   breaker.Breaker
 }
 
 func NewImageVerificationHandler(
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewImageVerificationHandler(
 	admissionReports bool,
 	cfg config.Configuration,
 	nsLister corev1listers.NamespaceLister,
-	reportsBreaker d4f.Breaker,
+	reportsBreaker breaker.Breaker,
 ) ImageVerificationHandler {
 	return &imageVerificationHandler{
 		kyvernoClient:    kyvernoClient,
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resource/validation/validation.go b/pkg/webhooks/resource/validation/validation.go
index ffec49f538..d344df0297 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resource/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resource/validation/validation.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/breaker"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/d4f"
 	engineapi "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/api"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/engine/policycontext"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/event"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewValidationHandler(
 	metrics metrics.MetricsConfigManager,
 	cfg config.Configuration,
 	nsLister corev1listers.NamespaceLister,
-	reportsBreaker d4f.Breaker,
+	reportsBreaker breaker.Breaker,
 ) ValidationHandler {
 	return &validationHandler{
 		log:              log,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type validationHandler struct {
 	metrics          metrics.MetricsConfigManager
 	cfg              config.Configuration
 	nsLister         corev1listers.NamespaceLister
-	reportsBreaker   d4f.Breaker
+	reportsBreaker   breaker.Breaker
 }
 
 func (v *validationHandler) HandleValidationEnforce(