Roman Zabicki: Software Security & Building Safer Systems

Roman Zabicki has spent his career examining the challenges of creating reliable and secure software. As the author of Practical Security and a longtime software professional, he brings together technical experience and a focus on protecting the systems people depend on.

His work highlights security as a creative problem-solving discipline, requiring careful thinking, curiosity, and attention to detail. His journey shows how thoughtful engineering practices can shape better technology.

In this episode:

  • Understanding the principles behind secure software
  • Turning years of development experience into practical guidance
  • Exploring security as part of the creative process
  • Building systems with reliability and trust in mind
  • Sharing knowledge through technical writing

Topics: software security, programming, secure development, technical writing, software engineering

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Roman Zabicki has worked in software full-time since 1999 and spent years leading security teams before writing Practical Security, a hands-on guide published by The Pragmatic Bookshelf that earns a 4.19 on Goodreads. He holds a BA in computer science from the University of Chicago and has held application security roles at Stripe and Relativity.

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